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Will Microsoft Lure Cable Giants to Xbox One Before PlayStation 4 and Apple TV? (MSFT, AAPL)
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 12:22pm | 830When consumers look at the $200 starting price of Xbox 360, they may ask themselves, "What am I paying for?" The answer to that question is critical to the future of Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) next console, Xbox One. At $499, it is the company's most expensive gaming device (not including the...
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Comcast to Spend $170 Million Marketing Xfinity Brand
Friday, July 27, 2012 - 2:03pm | 384Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), a provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, will spend $170 million marketing and improving customer understanding of the company's Xfinity brand. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has acknowledged that Xfinity, launched in 2010 as an...
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Will Comcast and Verizon Crush Netflix?
Friday, February 24, 2012 - 11:24am | 6522012 has been the year of new streaming video services. Coinstar's (NASDAQ: CSTR) Redbox and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) announced earlier this month that they will partner up to launch a new service to challenge the market leader Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). In addition, just two days ago...
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Five Reasons Why Netflix Won't Be Around in Five Years
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 10:45am | 1233Your favorite DVD and streaming video service is on the cusp of destruction. Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), knew his enterprise was in trouble the moment he saw the response to the company's infamous DVD hike. But he had no idea that his stock would continue to tumble for the...