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Originally Posted by Pony99CA
What was the last market that Microsoft entered where they either gave up and let their products die?
Steve
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Well, they've never been as big in any market as WM and let it die, but it's not without precedent. Remember the old handheld PC's running Windows CE? How about "Smart Displays", those thin clients that we were going to use to surf from anywhere in our homes? I'm sure you remember "Plays for Sure", their initiative to compete with the iPod, which is probably the most relevant here. Similar eco-systems and issues in combining MS Software with 3rd Party hardware that never seemed to compete well with the closed Apple environment. I also think dabbled in speakers, game controllers, etc. and have since opted out.
They also have been in and out of the local search business - remember when they owned "CitySearch", but sold it? Now we have Live or Local Search to replace it.
I'm not necessarily predicting the demise of WM, but I don't think you can just say, it's Microsoft so they won't give up.