Problem:
In 2005, Microsoft shook up the marketplace - and the marketing industry - again with its non-traditional launch for the Xbox 360. Read Microsoft's Xbox 360 spin
(https://news.com.com/Commentary+Microsofts+Xbox+360+spin/2030-1069_3-5706144.html)
and address the following questions:
QUESTIONS:
Q1. What are the key elements of Microsoft's marketing strategy for the Xbox 360?
Q2. What are the similarities and differences compared to past product rollouts within Microsoft and compared to the rest of the industry?
Q3. Could Microsoft be considered one of the best and worst examples of marketing success in America during the 1980s and 1990s? Discuss.
Q4. Do any of the Microsoft strategies contradict future issues that Microsoft and other technology-oriented firms should prepare to deal with in coming years?