"Microsoft" and the words "Unstoppable Force" in the same sentence

AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAA

If Microsoft was the only one laying people off then this article might have some credibility to it.

Just shows that no one is immune to this recession. Sure PC sales and likewise MS product sales are down, that is to be expected. Now the recession alone isn't MS's whole problem. They are now competing with very nimble opponents in spaces they are no longer (or never were) the leader in.

In any case, I disagree with the author's statement that MS should abandon the less profitable businesses like the XBox. They worked all these last years to position themselves to where they are now with the XBox. I don't forsee them giving up on that effort and money spent now. They should do fine in the next generation of consoles provided they can regain customer confidence with their hardware (or just shut them up with another billion dollar warranty extension).

just realised something.

"Microsoft's Xbox gaming console only entered the black in 2008 after seven years in the red."

It made me remember that the 360 had to regain the 4billon that MS lost with the original console.

I didn't really buy the "Sony is doomed" talk and I can't say the "MS is doomed" speak rings of truth either.

99% of those articles aren't credible and shouldn't be taken seriously. I think most of us can agree on that.

...Sold my Micro$oft Shares!!! ;-D

They should drop the xBox 360 and Zune i think, stick to Windows...Hmm...that's cr*p to!!! ;-D

whatever. M$ was slowing down in 08' anyway. The price cut just put them on top. Now the people who wanted 360s probably already have them. When Sony does a $100 price cut it's game over.

Bu, bu, bu...Bill Gatez toaldz me thatz I don't needz to worriezzz? Iz thatz threwz`? Hez zaidz thatz xboxz tweezixty was in0vativez0rz.

Google is the new unstoppable force

I bet they miss their 50$ milion now

if Microsoft waver in the software sector, they're gone

one of Sony's strengths is being versatile and having a foot in many markets, most of which they prosper in.... Microsoft can't seem to achieve this (Zune, Xbox) and now it seems their hold over software appliances is declining, Vistfail being a large factor in this

maybe they can recoup if Windows 7 is as good as people say it is..

I don't Understand how some people can get such satisfaction from any news or hints of a company's demise. Especially in these economic times with companies laying off employiees and folding left and right. Its not good new for anyone reguardless what company it is. I remember seeing all the blog comments of people rejoycing over the closing of citcuit city. I wonder how much satisfaction they got seeing over 35,000 people lose their jobs?

Only if all fanboys were investors Mircosoft/Sony probably wouldn't be were they were today.

so microsoft was the only one who layed off ppl of this year?

*prepares to see five hundred articles of how Microsoft is doomed*

Ooooh dear. o-O

thats why MS are just made a 4% year on year increase

Look at 1.3 hoping and wishing.

So fanatical he makes up theories way out of line over nothing, in comparison to what he is saying.

PS3 would be more likely to be pulled.

I surely hope so, I hate monopoly!

It's just kinda sad that it had to be because of a world wide finical crisis and not because another company could take up the challenge.

... this recession is hitting EVERYONE.

win7 will save us from vista, xbox continues to do well... its just a big company taking a hit from the poor economy.

Even Billy Gates was smart enough to jump out.

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau