Microsoft Corp (MSFT)

[mattbarrett]

Microsoft for the past couple years has been dormant, its had a nice run, but I know its going much, much higher here are my reasons, and products and services I think are in the pipeline!



Microsoft recently revised Revenue forecasts for the 4th quarter, why did they do this, Microsoft will blow these forecasts away and exceed these forecasts, here’s why.


The service is the free Windows Live ID! It’s a unified ID for the internet and I know Google, yahoo, apple, all want to create a service but Microsoft has the mediums to exploit such an endeavor, here’s why.


Vista, Server Software, and Office are great and revenue will be huge, but the investors want more products for the long term. Here’s where Windows Live ID comes in, all these different products that Microsoft are releasing will be unified!



Its all starts with the Windows Live ID, what is it?
It will be the one thing that will revolutionize the internet as we know it. Everything will be unified under one ID. PC/Mobile phones will all access Windows Live ID anytime/anywhere.


Simplify the Internet Accounts. Everyone hates all these different passwords, ids for all our different website, so Windows Live ID will be the one and only ID us will need. Check out the WL ID at live.com, the account features are immense, and extensive, just look at the future here.


Here’s some more information on Windows Live ID.
i. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_ID

ii. http://dev.live.com/liveid/landing.aspx?app=liveid



Where’s does Live.com fit in?
It’s sleek and refreshing, and very, very deep.
Its Microsoft Google killer, and it does a damn good job.
Microsoft will generate huge ad revenue, and I believe will pull market share way from the other searches, because Google and Yahoo have too much!


Where does the new Internet Explorer 7 fit in?
Internet explorer is the most widely used browser.
It will be launch it has over 4 million people that have downloaded it to date, and it will be an automatic update for everyone this month.
Internet Explorer 7 has one MAJOR new feature – A Search Bar.
The default search is Live.com, this is huge. This little default search will drive huge traffic to Live.com, and guess what happens, people like the new Live.com search, it’s a good engine, and it’s very refreshing. Plus it has a very deep Windows Live ID account service, that people can spend hours and hours customizing.


Where does MSN.com fit in?
MSN is Microsoft Portal, MSN.com is like Yahoo.com.
MSN search is powered by Live.com and will drive traffic to Live.com.
Expect to see a huge MSN overhaul soon, its due.


Xbox 360
It’s a losing product that will be profitable in 2008.
But it has one big service attached to it, XBOX LIVE, over 4 million strong.


Xbox Live
Xbox Live runs on Windows Live ID, all micro transaction go through Windows Live ID
Xbox Live unified online gaming, and was a test project for the larger scale launch of a Live Anywhere.


Live Anywhere
Microsoft will Launch, Live Anywhere in 2008.
It is expected to Unify PC gaming through one account in the same way Xbox Live unified the Xbox, and Xbox 360 online experience.
Some predict XBOX Live to grow to 25 million because of the new Windows integration.
You will need a Windows Live ID for this account.


Game for Windows
PC games have struggled over the last couple years, but Microsoft built much of Vista around Multimedia and gaming.
Vista will promote more PC gaming and will dive more Licensing Sales to Microsoft.


Urge
What the hell is Urge, it is Microsoft joint venture with MTV into the Digital music distribution.
Urge works with the new Windows Media Player 11.


Zune
Microsoft is launching Zune to market.
You will need a Windows Live ID to download music.


All of these products have one thing in common. WINDOWS LIVE ID, I think Microsoft was secretly trying to push this great service out, but its not secret anymore. Microsoft want to unify everything we do through the internet through one account, and as you can see they a growing the mediums to exploit such a great PRODUCT that would simplify our lives on the internet.