Microsoft's Ballmer talks about Xbox Business Options

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Microsoft's Ballmer talks about Xbox Business Posted by XanTium | October 6 13:57 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From mercurynews.com: [QUOTE] During a visit to Silicon Valley late last month, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talked with the Mercury News about Microsoft's consumer electronics efforts and the challenges it has faced. Here is an edited transcript of his remarks. * Q If you look at what they've [Microsoft's consumer electronics] done in the last year or two, do you view any of your consumer products as unqualified successes? * A I certainly would say the work that we've done around Xbox is an unqualified success. No question about that. * Q How so? * A The product is selling very well. The Xbox is an absolute home run. * Q But sales of the Xbox have slowed markedly. It's been overtaken by the Wii. The PS3 is starting to catch up. You cut the price on it, which some might say is an indication you have run out of ideas to boost sales. * A No, that's the craziest thing I've ever heard anybody say. All consoles start at higher prices. They always come down through the long cycle. * Q The story in July at E3 was that you had many bullets left in your holster that you could use to juice Xbox sales. You had all these great games that were coming out for the fall, and you didn't need to cut price to juice sales. But now two months later, you've cut the price. * A Price is not something you discuss externally. Nobody ever does. So, whether we were planning on cutting price the next day or in six months or a year, we're not going to discuss price changes. If you ask me, Xbox Live is going gangbusters. The console is selling well. [/QUOTE] Full Story: mercurynews.com

[RazorD]

No, that's the craziest thing I've ever heard anybody say.

..really? just, really?

[jim7297]

If you ask me, Xbox Live is going gangbusters.

Oh no! LMFAO

[gtasaif]

what is gangbusters>?

[metalcoat]

Common sense you don't talk price cuts to consumers. Gangbusters apparently means very successful.

[Exobex]

Gangbusters = Gangbangers meet Ghostbusters. Spangler, Wankman and Spunkz are a trio of unemployed sex-ed professors who set up shop etc. etc.

Available from all good "specialist" shops, certificate R. Apparently.

[sabbath_dude]

^^ Spangler, Wankman...

"Xbox Live is going gangbusters", I've never heard that term before. Sounds kinda funny, I might start dropping it into everyday conversations to confuse people.

[MaulerX]

..really? just, really?

That was the answer to this : "You cut the price on it, which some might say is an indication you have run out of ideas to boost sales."


That comment was pretty retarded since ALL consoles come down in price. And it is only the second price drop for the 360 as opposed to the PS3...