Van Baker
Van Baker
buys impact nobody short
The impact is pretty simple. In the short term, nobody buys anything.
anybody buy game gamer multimedia xbox
First and foremost, Xbox 360 is a game machine, and so is anybody going to go out and buy an Xbox 360 if they're not a gamer because it's got multimedia capability? No,
anymore consumers macs pc run software thinking worry
Consumers who were thinking about Macs but hesitated don't have to worry anymore about not being able to run PC software that didn't run on a Mac.
directed expect fully living room
I fully expect to see more directed at the living room cabinet.
direction service step
It's a step in the right direction ... it's another enhancement to the service
couple head ideas turned
Right now, it's no more than a couple of ideas in his head that still have to be turned into games.
adding bringing computer consider good happen living mini people room small transition
The Mini is small enough that people will consider adding it to their living room consoles. The transition of bringing the computer into the living room won't happen overnight, but this is a good first step.
accessory basis bring cherry lots pick truly widespread
The accessory market, I don't see them going into that in a widespread basis with lots and lots of products. They are going to cherry pick where they think they can bring a truly differentiated product.
computer finally living seems
It seems like a computer that could finally go into the living room.
loss
I think this is going to be a loss for Apple.
cause choose delayed people reasons slightly suddenly switch windows
There's a whole lot of reasons why people choose Windows or a Mac. It's not as if one getting delayed slightly is suddenly going to cause you to switch platforms.
available breaking content notion particular screen tied
The notion of a particular screen being tied to a particular kind of content is breaking down, ... It's what kind of screen is available to me right now, and that's what I'll use.
choice safe
That's the safe choice, because that's what you already know and that's what you've got,
analog anytime entertainment reason slow transition
We don't see any reason that this will slow down anytime soon. The transition of entertainment from analog to digital, of time-shifting and place-shifting, is just getting under way.