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Archive for June 4th, 2009

Microsoft May Bing Google as Wave Grabs Market

There’s been much ado about Microsoft Relevant Products/Services‘s Bing, and plenty of wonder around Google Wave. Although the Internet archrivals’ new offerings don’t compete directly, they do indirectly: Bing with Google Search and Wave with Microsoft’s ecosystem Relevant Products/Services.Currently Google has the largest market share in search and Microsoft is dominant in desktop PC software. Observers wonder if each will cut into the other’s domain or if the status quo will be maintained.

“Bing will certainly take share from Google’s search business, but isn’t strong enough to challenge Google’s overall leadership, making it an approach mirrored by Microsoft’s efforts with Zune,” said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. “Wave represents an effort to displace Microsoft entirely, but has a higher probability of failing completely and is also consistent with Google’s strategy with apps.”

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Sony PSP Go Plays Games, Videos and Music

Sony on Tuesday unveiled the new evolution of its PSP handheld gaming device. Dubbed the PSP Go, the model hopes to compete with Nintendo’s market-leading DS and fend off Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch.The PSP Go will come to market Oct. 1 and sell for $250. That compares to $169 for the current PSP-3000 edition, but Sony has added some bells and whistles it is betting will make up for the price hike.

Sony is positioning the PSP Go as the ideal solution for customers on the go who want on-demand entertainment. Sony is responding to a market trend for digital content in slimmer form factors by replacing the hard drive with 16GB of flash memory. Consumers can store games, videos, music and photos on the device.

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