John C. Welch on Robert Scoble’s Stupid ‘Open Letter’ to Bill Gates

Here’s what I say: You know how Microsoft could build an iPod rival? But doing what they did with the Xbox — creating an $800 product and selling it for a huge loss at $300, to build the market. No one else could afford to lose a few billion dollars to sell a few million units. That’s what Microsoft could do.

★ Tuesday, 21 December 2004