What Microsoft has been saying about Xbox lately strongly implies that this is a Windows handheld designed to solve software and user experience problems with using current Windows handhelds. And signs are pointing toward the next Xbox console coming sooner than the next PlayStation and essentially being a PC running a console version of Windows. Some speculation on my part, but I'm not the only one coming to those conclusions.

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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 101 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Microsoft following the same pattern.

There is a need in the market they are aware of, but don't care
Someone else makes a huge splash by doing a great job
Microsoft gets butthurt that someone else is making profit
They take way too long coming up with a rival
Microsoft hires thousands of engineers to work on the product
The rival is way too late to market, and everyone has already chosen the cool product
Microsoft quietly lays people off and kills off the product

[–] passepartout 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You forgot

MS buys all the competition
MS kills said companies they bought before so everyone has to use their half assed shit product

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

While true, I don't see Valve selling out to Microsoft.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 30 points 1 week ago

Fun fact, Gabe left Microsoft to found Valve. Pretty sure a few other early Valve employees were also from Microsoft.

[–] PunchingWood@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Never say never.

Who knows what happens when someone else takes the helm at Valve, might not be too long either. Lots of companies see a massive shift in company policies once a new CEO takes over. Hopefully it'll be someone that upholds the same integrity as Gabe.

[–] passepartout 13 points 1 week ago

I hope so as well, as Valve is one of the few companies left these days not consisting of shareholder imbeciles.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

That doesn't really happen though what happens is-

MS buys one of the biggest older players, then changes whatever direction they were going in, to their 'new hotness'
MS kills the company they bought after being way too late to market, and everyone has already chosen the cool product

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