Brian, check this out:
investorshub.com
"sales from the Americas geo is the lowest it has ever been - 21%"
Wow, down 21% ? If so, is America hurting.
Replacing the 200M+ American TVs would help American revenue:
tinyurl.com
"Chairman Bill Gates is expected to make the announcement, which will preview of the Redmond, Wash.-based company's strategy to use spruced-up software to transform personal computers into powerful entertainment machines capable of replacing even the ubiquitous television set.
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the New York Times reported yesterday, in advance of the announcement. "Several manufacturers, including Linksys, a unit of Cisco Systems, and Hewlett-Packard, are expected to introduce versions of a product Microsoft announced last January called the Media Center Extender, a device that allows a television signal to be sent from a Media Center computer to a television in another room, by way of a wireless network.
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Still, it is an open question whether people want to watch television on their computers."
[ According to SJMN, 25% of Bay Area residents do not own a TV. I believe they said it was because they use some type of computer device instead. I think the TV will be replaced by various computer devices, such as the Media Center, etc. ]
Regards,
Amy J |
