Have you ever heard of Robbie Bach? No? Well he's behind Office, Xbox and Zune. Here's an interesting article from the WSJ on how Microsoft continues to take cues from Apple. By now we all know the story. Let Apple innovate, wait until the market is ripe, come in with a supposedly inferior product but gain 80+% marketshare eventually. It will be fascinating to see how iPod does against Zune, on the long term. If I was a betting man I'd bet on Microsoft. You?
Microsoft's Xbox Whiz Drives Strategic Shift To Hardware and Online