SuperSite Blog Daily Update: September 29, 2010

MS is definitely no longer a growth company. When was the last time MS introduced a product that swept the market? Everything they have now is just a rehash of what they've already had for years. Sure, it may be better than the previous version, but it still isn't growth. Since "everyone" already uses Office and Windows, there's really no growth to be had there. Everything else MS does is not a significant percentage of their revenue in comparison. Meanwhile, Apple revolutionized MP3 players, music purchasing, the smartphone market (and it looks like the hand-held game market, too) and now the tablet market (which is really a new market, since tablet PCs never became mainstream). All of these things have been copied by competitors since then (possibly bettering Apple's products depending on your POV and/or needs), but those markets would not have looked like they do today without Apple upsetting the standards of the time.

3DS release date is Feb 26 in Japan, a few days after the US celebrates President's day. Since it won't be released until sometime in March in the US I suppose they're targeting April Fool's day, which is more fitting anyway.