Microsft Corp. posts

Feed

Microsoft beating Apple in consumer living rooms

When Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) released the Apple TV years ago and subsequently upgraded the device and pushed it as as the link to the iTunes stores for the living room, consumers and tech enthusiasts were generally favorable and many believed it would be a hit product for Apple.

This hasn't happened -- although the Apple TV continues to sell in decent numbers. The iTunes store has one of the largest libraries of music, movies and TV shows available, but consumers apparently are not that interested in piping that content into their living rooms. That, or the Apple TV is just to expensive at over $200.

Continue reading Microsoft beating Apple in consumer living rooms

Symbol Lookup
IndexesChangePrice
DJIA-37.1910,741.98
NASDAQ-16.872,374.41
S&P 500-5.921,159.90

Last updated: March 22, 2010: 07:25 AM

Hot Stocks

General Electric

18.07-0.12(-0.66)

Alcoa

14.26-0.04(-0.28)

Apple Inc

222.2499-2.4001(-1.07)

Google Inc 'A'

560.00-6.40(-1.13)

Bank of America

16.82-0.26(-1.52)

Wal-Mart Stores

55.34-0.60(-1.07)

Exxon Mobil Corp

67.04-0.35(-0.52)

Ford

13.29-0.44(-3.20)

Citigroup

3.90-0.12(-2.99)

IBM

127.71-0.67(-0.52)

Yahoo

16.44-0.12(-0.72)

Starbucks

24.97-0.05(-0.20)

Microsoft

29.59-0.02(-0.07)

Home Depot

32.36-0.04(-0.12)

DailyFinance Headlines

WalletPop Headlines

AOL Business News

BioHealth Investor Headlines

Sponsored Links

My Portfolios

Track your stocks here!

Find out why more people track their portfolios on AOL Money & Finance then anywhere else.

BloggingStocks Partners

More from AOL Money & Finance

CNNMoney Headlines

More CNNMoney.com

Financial Times Headlines

More Financial Times

CNBC Headlines

More CNBC.com

SmartMoney Headlines

More SmartMoney

Fox Business Headlines

More Fox Business

Engadget Headlines

More Engadget