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07-04-2002, 06:17 PM
And applies pricing screwdrivers
By Mike Magee: Tuesday 02 July 2002, 09:57
A REPORT IN Taiwanese newspaper the Economic News said that Microsoft will unveil its intermediary Xbox games console at the Taipei International Computer Application exhibition in early August.
And the newspaper adds that Wistron will put together the new machines at a factory on the Chinese mainland.
Microsoft already uses Flectronic so Wistron, formerly the manufacturing arm of Acer, will be the second supplier.
The newsppaer adds that Microsoft is to adopt a different pricing model for the machine, using its Taiwanese suppliers to buy seasonally in order to give it an edge against both Sony and Nintendo.
It reports IDC stats that say the Playstation 2 has a 43 per cent share of the console market, selling 30 million units during the first four months of 2002, while Nintendo and Microsoft are slogging it out with 26 per cent and 28 per cent shares respectivelly.
The same report says Nintendo is joining the trend to outsource parts by seeking a partner to build parts cheaply for its Gamecube. Hon Hai has a lucrative contract with Sony to make Playstation 2s, it adds. ยต
Source: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=4206
By Mike Magee: Tuesday 02 July 2002, 09:57
A REPORT IN Taiwanese newspaper the Economic News said that Microsoft will unveil its intermediary Xbox games console at the Taipei International Computer Application exhibition in early August.
And the newspaper adds that Wistron will put together the new machines at a factory on the Chinese mainland.
Microsoft already uses Flectronic so Wistron, formerly the manufacturing arm of Acer, will be the second supplier.
The newsppaer adds that Microsoft is to adopt a different pricing model for the machine, using its Taiwanese suppliers to buy seasonally in order to give it an edge against both Sony and Nintendo.
It reports IDC stats that say the Playstation 2 has a 43 per cent share of the console market, selling 30 million units during the first four months of 2002, while Nintendo and Microsoft are slogging it out with 26 per cent and 28 per cent shares respectivelly.
The same report says Nintendo is joining the trend to outsource parts by seeking a partner to build parts cheaply for its Gamecube. Hon Hai has a lucrative contract with Sony to make Playstation 2s, it adds. ยต
Source: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=4206