Hi Phil, Wow! This Kinect technology sounds awesome. I'd never expect Microsoft actually would come up with something that sounds this cool. Once released this will make the XBox 360 the leading game console out there if it works. Especially, since Microsoft has been having alot of commercial failures the past three or four years. Especially, in there Windows line of products. As the article made reference to many PC users loved Windows XP, but when Microsoft released Vista it turned out to be a huge failure for the company. Many private computer users and big companies refused to upgrade, and many others invested in Apple. As a result Apple's sales quickly shot up with a host of innovative devices like the IPod, IPhone, etc not to mention several long time Windows users switched to Mac OS. The very fact that in 2007 there were very few VI users using Mac and now there is over a hundred running Macs is a testament to how quickly Apple is eating up the Windows market. I think without new products like this Kinect device Microsoft is doomed in the long run. They can't afford more failures like Vista or they will lose their Windows market to Apple, and they need to keep their XBox console strong and innovative to keep Sony and Nintendo from taking the lead in the console market. Long term if they can make this Kinect technology work it might bring in a new era of Windows gaming technologies. For sure the PC gaming market has been falling out of favor thanks to alternative consoles like the Play Station III, the Nintendo Wii, and the XBox. Plus Transgaming has created a top of the line game emulator for Mac OS, Cider, which allows a Mac OS user to play the majority of big name PC titles on their Mac. I don't have solid figures here, but i know since Cider was released Mac has become a fairly serious gaming platform for gamers. Transgaming has created a sister project, Cedega, for Linux that offers the same features as Cider for Linux users. This adds further punishment and insult to the Windows PC gaming market. With all the alternatives and competition out there I' say Microsoft needs something like the Kinect technology to hold onto their markets.
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