how I only ever heard about Zoom through podcast ads before the beginning of the year, and it's become a genericized trademark for any video chat by now

A decade ago it would've been Skype. How badly did Microsoft fuck that up?

  • HankScorpio [he/him,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    They only had that success because the 360 was rushed to market to be first for both its console generation and the HD-DVD format. The 360's red ring of deaths and bad build quality alienated so many people, it was only inevitable that the Xbone and anything after it was not going to perform well.

    • budoguytenkaichi [he/him,they/them]
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      4 years ago

      I think they're setting up for a comeback this gen personally, what with all their big name developer/publisher acquirements.

      • Terkrockerfeller [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah I think they're gonna be pretty competitive, if not the outright winner this time, cause of having an entry level console + Game Pass