Microsoft Slashes Xbox 360 Sales Estimates

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

Absolutely. There were already shareholders grumbling that MS blew away shareholder equity on the original Xbox (4 billion deficit).

At some point, shareholders will scream "enough!" and pull MS back to the core business of OS and Office products.

This is what I'm waiting to see their shareholders and especially Toshiba's finally say in regards to this whole HD-DVD charade.

$5 billion loss on game boxes?! That's 10% more cash they could have had for the shareholder.

Gary

^^ And this is supposed to be one of MS's strongest areas right now.


It can end up getting worse with this:

Toshiba's stockholders (God help them) should already be climbing the walls as far as HD-DVD is concerned, but even MS, with their deep pockets can't be far behind that same condition.

Things like this piece of news and what we all know will be inevitable issues with Vista (not the least of which is obscene cost) are going to chip away from several sides.

It's just a matter of time. Something has to give, even if the first thing is the patience and tempers of some of the major shareholders.