Michael Gartenberg: Marketing Microsoft
Show me that one Microsoft product is good, but two are better and three is ecstasy. Too many of these things are sold in different venues with different touch points. There’s no holistic story. There’s no synergy. Tell me one please.
Kottke.org, Suggestions for TiVo
Lots of linking today to stories about Tivo. For instance Wired, TiVo Breaks Into Home Networks:
TiVo said on Wednesday it expanded its service to allow subscribers to download and record movies and music from the Internet, in a bid to differentiate itself from other digital recording devices offered by cable and satellite services.
Funny, you can do this today with the current version of Media Center. Napster, Live365, Movielink and Cinema Now all enable you to buy music and movies online from your couch with a remote control for viewing on your living room PC.
Microsoft Monitor: WMP 10 First Impression.
WMP 10 changes remind me of Windows XP Media Center Edition, even though the interfaces don’t really look anything alike. But, there is an important similarity of approach.
Michael Creasy: What’s a typical day for me?