Bill was and is unique in this industry and changed a lot over the course of time he ran Microsoft. He started out as one of the barbarians challenging the hated status quo and eventually became a part of the new hated status quo for the following generation. He, and Microsoft, provide a cautionary tale for Google in that just as Google has positioned itself with its “do no evil” model as the anti-Microsoft, Microsoft positioned itself as the anti-IBM and eventually became much of what it didn’t like as it aged.
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Paramount Movies Gain Greater Xbox Exposure
Paramount Pictures and Microsoft yesterday unveiled a new movie showcase through the computer giant’s Xbox Live online gaming service. Dubbed the Xbox Movie Showcase, the new feature debuted on Xbox Live today and expands on a relationship the two companies started in December.
The Xbox Movie Showcase, said the two companies, will offer up free downloadable content for Xbox Live users, including HD movie trailers, exclusive theme packs, and graphics allowing Xbox gamers to customize their gaming experiences. The first two films to be featured in the Xbox Movie Showcase will be the action-thriller “Mission: Impossible III,” starring Tom Cruise and directed by J.J. Abrams (the creator of “Lost” and “Alias”), hitting theaters May 5, and “Nacho Libre,” a comedy starring Jack Black and directed by Jared Hess, the director of “Napoleon Dynamite,” in theaters June 16.
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