Microsoft's Soapbox in public beta

Why does Microsoft try to overcome every corner of the computing industry? It seems that it will come to the table with the same product with a different name if they were not the first one to come up with it. I mean come on. Zune? Ugh.

I wish they'd just buy stuff like they used to.

Microsoft always wants to have its hands in everything.

bloody hell microsoft, they can even make a decent OS, and yet they try to take down the ipod with their crap Zune. Now they try to beat youtube(and myspace) which are probably amongst the most popular sites on the net. They seriously need to sort out their prioritys, rather than releasing as many (half-arsed) products(or services) as possible they should focus on doing one good product thats actually worth its price tag(vista anyone?)

Although this does sound like a good improvement on youtube, I cant see people changing over to it. Kinda like changing from DVD to one of the new HD formats, only difference is flashy new features etc. still does essentially the same thing('cept of course HD formats have a huge price tag, this is a free service...)

Microsoft always need pieces of everyone else pies. Stick to what you guys do best in creating operating systems. Or come up with an original idea.

How come competition is such a bad idea?

Microsoft are far from perfect but what's with the idea of thinking people should just be sticking to 'their own' little fiefdoms?

Since when was that 'better'?

Ok, so what if microsoft have to venture into every computing development, they often have the resources and money to make it better. So what about the zune! Apple saw Creative Zen, thought lets steal, and have gotten away with it, ok, bloody hell one think microsoft have treid to fight apple over and failed terribally, everyone laughs their heads off and always uses it! Ok microsoft often going into a market, will always make it better, because either microsoft will win, with a better product, or the competitors will make their product better to beat microsofts, personally i don't see the down side in microsoft entering new markets! XD

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the more products that are available for the consumer the better. It gives us a choice and thats a good thing.

I by no means am saying competition is bad, but its when they try to get into a new market with an inferior product to what is already available and widely used, thats when its stupid. For something to be even considered a threat it needs more than just a better UI like Vista (or even this new youtube).