When rumors first surfaced per week ago that the Bungie staff that created Halo was gonna split from Microsoft,
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Windows 7 Professional, some mentioned. Halo was a flop (not a justifiable contention, with $300 million in income within the initial week),
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Office Pro 2007, according towards the announcement.)I think this is a good move on Microsoft;s part. Why? My ZDNet blogging colleague Larry Dignan and I immediately brainstormed these 5 reasons: 1. Microsoft wins some good karma among the gaming community for letting the Bungie crew do their thing. Happy Bungie employees will develop better games than stifled ones.
2. The Bungie brainpower stays affiliated with Microsoft instead of quitting and likely to rival gaming vendors.
3. Microsoft might bank some dough if/when Bungie is aquired by another organization (given that Microsoft is retaining an equity stake in Bungie).
4. Microsoft is spread thin enough already. Microsoft is most certainly committed to building its gaming franchise, but more so on the console/service side than on the gaming side. Spinning out Bungie removes yet more more area where Microsoft has to spend money (shooter games) that;s in an area outside its core.
5. Quasi-independent subsidiaries come up with more interesting ideas. As it has done with Xbox and Zune,
microsoft Office 2010 keygen, Microsoft no longer believes innovation only happens when a unit is physically and psychically locked inside the Redmond headquarters.What do you think? Is the Bungie spinoff good or bad for Microsoft?