I don't think either side would lose. Microsoft will do (always has done) fine. Remember the Microsoft Windows vs Apple personal computer War drove Apple to the verge of bankruptcy. Microsoft Internet Explorer was a late comer to the browser wars but sits on top of the pile. The Xbox is now the leading (sales) console.
Zune was their first excursion into personal entertainment. The excellent metro interface will be integrated into Windows 8 and is already part of Windows Phone and the Xbox. The Zune Store was inexpensive, but lacking in content.
Netflix staggered last summer and B&N is faltering. Launching Windows 8 with a book store, a huge movie and television library would position Microsoft to compete with Amazon.
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The Financial Post blogged this...
What’s that you say? Xbox Kinect is the fastest selling consumer gadget of all time? Microsoft is now No. 2 in Web search? Windows Phone now has 50,000 applications, an impressive flagship smartphone from Nokia Oyj and even the New York Times thinks it’s cool? Huh.
All of a sudden, armed with the Xbox video game console, a revamped mobile division, a reliable search engine and Windows 8 on the horizon, it’s starting to look like Microsoft is getting its mojo back. The company’s “Metro” tile interface — which will stretch across Windows Phone, Xbox Live and Windows 8 — is fresh and elegant and might just cause a few people to rethink their views about the “evil empire.”
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Microsoft has tons of cash and Windows 8 is already
showing Windows 8 tablets to educators.