http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/...27184.html
MSFT is supposed to announce the next Generation of Xbox next week. I don't have much hope that such technology will be ready, but if so it could be a game changer, though I imagine that if such technology was brought to market that the cable companies would fight this tooth and nail. This is one area that I would like to see Congress get involved (though they would probably end up screwing it up) and breakup the power that cable companies have.
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The big driver of sales as Pachter sees it is the game consoles not just complementing but entirely replacing your cable box. These consoles won't cut the cable; they'll destroy the monopolistic grip your cable company has over you and your neighbors. Instead of being stuck with whoever owns the rights to cable in their region, consumers will be able to pick and choose which cable company gives them the best package....Pachter scoffs at the idea that Sony and Microsoft are simply updating their consoles. He thinks these boxes will give consumers a level of choice they couldn't even imagine just a couple years ago. The ability to personalize you cable lineup and pay for only content you want, so-called a la carte pricing, will finally have arrived.
MSFT is supposed to announce the next Generation of Xbox next week. I don't have much hope that such technology will be ready, but if so it could be a game changer, though I imagine that if such technology was brought to market that the cable companies would fight this tooth and nail. This is one area that I would like to see Congress get involved (though they would probably end up screwing it up) and breakup the power that cable companies have.