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faceoff508
08-03-2002, 08:51 PM
Each year Interbrand comes up with a survey of brand values, a list that attempts to quantify just how much a company's particular brand is worth. This year's list is certainly interesting, with Nintendo coming in at #32 ($9.22 billion), ahead of Samsung, Nike, Gap and Panasonic. Sony of course tops it, at #21 ($13.9 billion), and Microsoft is #2 on the list ($64.1 billion)... though both Sony and Microsoft have factors other than gaming helping them out. None none of them can hold a candle to Coca-Cola, though, which comes in at #1 (with a staggering $69.6 billion).
For reference, the top ten was Coca-Cola, Microsoft, IBM, General Electric, Nokia, Intel, Disney, McDonald's, Marlboro and Mercedes-Benz.

--Gamers.com

Snoopy7548
08-03-2002, 08:58 PM
thats cool, but it doesnt really have anything to do with the xbox. its just how well microsoft is doing and everything. i think

Professor Kaos
08-03-2002, 09:55 PM
exactly, so how does this involve us?

BCan
08-03-2002, 10:03 PM
Well, lets look at this a bit further.....
By MS being about 5 times larger than Sony, therefore it is a legitimate contender to knock the SOny PS series of consoles off their perch.
With the money being made off the Windows OS dept in MS, it could easily fund/support any losses incurred from the current XBOX. Usually Sony has competed againt smaller competitors, now has someone who can settle in for the long haul.

Snoopy7548
08-03-2002, 10:06 PM
yea, but microsoft has always been ahead of sony. its been ahead of like every company

Whisper
08-04-2002, 12:24 AM
there was never any doubt that microsoft would succeed, just XBOX... show me sales figures of XBOX outselling PS2... they dont exist:(