小路 說 :http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/umpc/default.mspx

小路 說 : the one i referred to u

L 說 : haha, cool , don't know OEM for which one

小路 說 : bad strategy,

L 說 : why

小路 說 : it's a kind of high-end product

L 說 : oh

L 說 : XBOX is high end ,too

小路 說 : it will be defeated by some simple, easy-to-use, and much cheaper mobile hardwares , which skype and google is going to provide

L 說 : thats good

L 說 : just study these and write on your thesis

L 說 : gogogo

小路 說 : microsoft is making the same mistakes that many incumbents has made.

L 說 : how to say

L 說 : burn the money?

小路 說 : no

小路 說 : by focusing on high-end customers' need, but ignoring the low-end market

L 說 : sure?

小路 說 : innovation often happens from the low end market , which has low margin

L 說 : oh

小路 說 : innovation dilemma

小路 說 : if microsoft provides a messenger-based simple hardware cooperating  with its partners, skype will face much greater competition

小路 說 : http://blog.roodo.com/luke_lin/archives/1154316.html

小路 說 : carrier is the key to enter next stage to compete in internet business

L 說 : you told me the story yesterday

L 說 : i agree this viewpoint

小路 說 : ya, i know

小路 說 : most people will not buy a gadget, featuring full Microsoft Windows XP functionality, for mobile usages

L 說 : can buy lite edition

小路 說 : microsoft's umpc is  featuring full Microsoft Windows XP functionality

L 說 : oh

L 說 : i think thats good way because the pioneer user should like all-function-in-1

小路 說 : u can get this "impressive" message via the webpage just forwarded to u

小路 說 : nope.

小路 說 : that kind of pioneer users is not good to chase the gap to reach the mass market

L 說 : sure

L 說 : but they can provide big feedback

L 說 : to advise how to add/ reduce the function

L 說 : so i think the big device is for pilot period

小路 說 : to improve the functions and to add feature for higher end customers

小路 說 : then getting far far far away from the mainstream...

L 說 : i don't think so

L 說 : ok

L 說 : i'll tell you later

L 說 : i now have to go

小路 說 : u can read the books written by Clayton M. Christensen

小路 說 : The Innovator's Dilemma, Seeing What's Next: Using Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change

小路 說 : and u will get what i said