
“Microsoft is totally off the radar of the cool, hip, cutting-edge software developers,” said Tim O’Reilly, who publishes a popular line of software development guides.
“And they are largely out of the consciousness of your average developer.”
The Xbox 360 gaming console and its complementary online services have been a rare hit with consumers. Still, being hip matters only so much for Microsoft, whose profits remain the envy of the business world. Microsoft’s software like Windows and Office remain the dominant standard around the world and afford the company an ability to experiment wherever it pleases.

Growth driven by digital software and console hardware sales.
Probably down to the high cost of gaming. Controllers and racing wheels can cost as much as consoles.
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Really good read actually, very insightful.
Er, their online is complementary? Doesn't that mean free, on the house, a gift from me to you, a perk for your devotion? Sigh, I digress.
A slippery slope.