Microsoft has just launched another video add featuring perhaps their best product in recent times: the Xbox Kinect.
Xbox Kinect has been launched exactly one year ago. So far Microsoft has already sold millions of consoles enabling new generations of players to enjoy their games in a innovative and realistic ways. Richmond company has even prided themselves that Xbox Kinect became the fastest selling console of all times!
But while the device was certainly sold in large quantities some analysts still are somewhat critical, as not as many large games are available for this console. Instead, there are plenty of less known games which are not so attractive to players, especially when compared with competing gaming platforms. But luckily for Microsoft, a large DIY network arouse with the sensors in Kinect at the center of it. Skilled hackers have made Kinect working with almost anything including smartphones and desktop computers. Someone more cynical could say that Microsoft was stunned by the level of inventiveness shown by the Kinect user community exploiting Kinect in such ways no one inside Microsoft thought possible.
Interestingly this add looks similar to what Apple would release. And this is not really a coincidence especially if you known that Microsoft is building a network of Microsoft stores, wants to open an app store and competes in the smartphone market. It seems that Microsoft is seriously impressed by stelat success of Apple, and therefore wanst to emulate their successful strategies. It remains to be seen will this help or harm Bill Gates company. After all, we seriously doubt anyone else can reproduce Apple’s unique magic.
Anyway here is the video so you can decide for yourself. Kinect is indeed an interesting device!
