Chris Gohlke
05-23-2007, 01:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.digitaltrends.com/talkback189.html' target='_blank'>http://news.digitaltrends.com/talkback189.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Now, this is something you typically don’t get from Apple: a vision of what the company plans to enable in the future. This is because Microsoft has a massive number of hardware partners they need to convince to get behind their initiatives, while all Apple needs to do is have Steve Jobs say “jump,” and Apple hardware says “how high”. But the result is that Microsoft can touch many more things much more quickly than Apple, or any other existing single vendor, which means they actually have more say on what the future may hold. This is the last time Bill will keynote WinHec as he winds down his duties at Microsoft, and he had an impressive swan song."</i><br /><br />Sure the Xbox is the obvious foray into the living room for Microsoft, but that is certainly not the end of Microsoft's plans. Take a look at this article for some insight into Windows Home Server, Windows Rally, Media Extender, and Microsoft Phone.