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What Is Microsoft So Afraid Of?

ABC News Writes: "It is hardly news when the Redmond software giant behaves a little oddly. But usually that behavior takes the form of bullying competitors or the self-delusion of believing that it is a major technology innovator.

But Microsoft's unusual behavior over the last few weeks has taken a different form: for the first time, perhaps since the Netscape threat arose in the early 1990s, Microsoft is acting scared."

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Viktor E6503d ago (Edited 6503d ago )

The Ps2,seeing as how they both utilize DVD,both don't have Wi-Fi,both are outdated,and the Ps2 is outselling the Xbox 360 worldwide.

Hydrolex6503d ago

I'm afirad of RROD. OMG that's scary

Zerodin6503d ago

They're afraid of Ted Koppel. The one true constant in the universe.

Thoas6503d ago

Ain't no such thing as a halfway crook, M$ is shook!

AngryTypingGuy6503d ago

It's hard to see why MS would be afraid of Sony. After all, we all know that the 360 is the one that actually making a profit. :-D

Tmac6503d ago

Of course you'd get some money back if you stick crap in a box and people buy it LOL.

Pain6503d ago

Number 1 reason , APPLE
Number 2 reason , Sony Playstation 3

thats all.

OSIRUSSS6502d ago

"Ain't no such thing as a halfway crook, M$ is shook! "

WOW!!! MS fears Mobb Deep!!!

t-0_ot-6502d ago (Edited 6502d ago )

Hmm, so the 360 is crap? Yet, that "crap" puts out games that rival the best of the PS3's games. Yet, this "crap" out performs the Ps3 multi-plat games. Yet, this "crap" has the best online experience.

Yea, the 360 is "crap." t-0_ot-

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Alexander Roy6503d ago

Afraid? Recently? I think they act that way since Bill Gates announced he would leave.

meepmoopmeep6503d ago (Edited 6503d ago )

Bill Gates was the only good thing MS ever had in regards to people and products. IMO.

I hope he does well with his quest to make the world better.

all we hear are high profile execs jumping ship left and right. new products being failures. something bad must be going on down there.

KingME6503d ago

I think they are getting that way because every time they act like bullies. Crybaby a$$ companies get together and file whiny little lawsuits and cry because they can't compete.

Not the minute they take a more conservative stance, you call them scared.

ABC, Go to hell, and get back to covering news that people actually care about.

mfwahwah6503d ago

The article made it clear that that isn't the case. It's showing that MS has more competition than it's ever had, and there is no talk of lawsuits. I really don't see where you're coming from with this.

Idonthatejustcreate6502d ago

M$ year profit has sunk below standard as they spend too much money on bad deals. FFXIII multiplat, Vista "It doesn't suck parade", and more.

They have to slow down but they can't because if they do Sony, Nintendo, google and other companys will take thier place.

M$ has droped the ball yet again and im surprised it takes so god damn long for folks to realise it...

xhairs96502d ago (Edited 6502d ago )

This article is BS. How can you trust this PS3 loving website ABC.com. BS!!!!!!! Where's my POG? :'()

Beyond the sarcasm: I recently was working on a website for my company in Flash CS3. When I realized (my PC is built for gaming and is above average standards by...a lot) it was telling me I didn't have enough memory. I had 2GB of RAM so I was curious why it was telling me that. When I looked up the Error on the Adobe servers it told me that this Error is RARE on average home desktops. Average? Not quite. It wasn't until I upgraded to 4GB of RAM and cut the file size down by 50% that it finally compiled correctly.

You might be asking that "oh the file was too huge" Incorrect. 4GB of RAM is WAY more than enough to do anything on any computer - simply put, "a waste of money". However with Windows Vista stealing so much resource and so much memory leakage that you have no choice but to upgrade, upgrade, and upgrade some more. That's why I say: Vista, You suck balls.

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Viktor E6503d ago (Edited 6503d ago )

These are all companies that keep Shane Kim and Steve Ballmer awake at Night.

Not to forget,the ol chief o smug Mr.Don Mattrick as well.

Viktor E6503d ago

I heard Kaz Hirai was the reason why Bill Gates quit

GameDev6503d ago

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, what exactly has Ms EVER innovated??

a crappy last gen console?

a failed personal music player?

they embarrass america.

t-0_ot-6502d ago

Now... List the Sony failures.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio22d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing22d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9222d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit22d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing22d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9222d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."