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Why Microsoft Needs to Launch Its own Handheld Media and Game Device
2006-02-10
The X-Boy, or whatever you want to call it, is the rumor that won't die. Speculation that Microsoft may launch its own handheld has grown in the last few weeks, and the buzz grew louder when a major news outlet confirmed those plans. While the company has not decided whether it will actually go forward with its plans, ABI Research believes that Microsoft needs to launch its own handheld if it truly plans to compete in the digital home.
| Author: | Michael Wolf | Research Director, Digital Home |
2006-02-10
The X-Boy, or whatever you want to call it, is the rumor that won't die. Speculation that Microsoft may launch its own handheld has grown in the last few weeks, and the buzz grew louder when a major news outlet confirmed those plans. While the company has not decided whether it will actually go forward with its plans, ABI Research believes that Microsoft needs to launch its own handheld if it truly plans to compete in the digital home.