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Originally Posted by pocketrockets
Btw, MSN is working on their YouTube version called "SoapBox" -- we'll see how that does http://soapbox.msn.com/
Microsoft just seems to always be behind in the internet sector. They just don't get it or don't want to. They could have easily purchased YouTube instead they are going to try and build something from scratch that is already 2yrs behind. The consumer has already decided that YouTube is going to be THE video destination with a 50% market share. It's almost impossible at this point to make people switch a service. It's like when everyone tried to enter the auction business to compete with ebay. There were better services than ebay but they already had the audience. |
Maybe. But remember Microsoft wasn't first in browsers either. And they have 80% marketshare. They weren't first to online gaming. Now they have widely successful Xbox Live service that's expanding to PCs and cellphones in a year or two. Microsoft still has a ton of cash to throw around so I think they can gain marketshare of the video industry if perhaps they gobbled up some of the smaller video sites. I bet they will end up a close second.