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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Microsoft is joining Apple and Google in creating a “smart watch”

• Would have many of the same features as smart phones.

• Microsoft has met with part suppliers from Asia and are currently working on the product.

TECHNOLOGY

• There are some watches that are highly computerized.

• Such as the Nike FuelBand which measures physical activity.

• Microsoft’s watch would have a screen that’s one and a half inches in diameter.

• Microsoft used to sell computerized watches (stopped in 2008)

• They gave real-time news, weather, stocks updates, and text messages

• Wall Street Journal article about the Microsoft Watch and wearable gadgets in general: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324485004578423522275087936.html

ADVANTAGES

• Faster to get out/use than a phone.

• Some third party apps are already ready.

• Wallet for windows program would allow people to pay with their debit/credit cards just by swiping their watch.

• Can use this while driving.

DISADVANTAGES

Apple already has the upper hand in sales of smart phones.

Don’t know yet if the average person will be attracted to wearable technology.

Touchscreen much smaller than a phone.

Since the Windows phone isn’t a big seller in America, many app companies aren’t focusing on making apps compatible with windows.

More Advantages/Disadvantages: http://techland.time.com/2013/04/15/microsoft-mulls-a-smartwatch-here-are-its-strengths-and-weaknesses/

SUCCESSFUL MICROSOFT MOMENTS

1975 Microsoft Launches.

1981 Microsoft programming introduced on an IBM computer.

1986 Microsoft stock goes public.

1995 Windows 95 becomes instant success.

1997 Internet Explorer 4.0 is unparalleled in terms of internet

client solution.

2001 Xbox

2005 Xbox 360

2009 Windows 7

REFERENCESREFERENCES

"Microsoft Brings Back Windows Watch after Apple Seeks 'flexible' Bod • The Register." Microsoft Brings Back Windows Watch after Apple Seeks 'flexible' Bod • The Register. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/16/microsoft_smart_watches>

 

"Microsoft Reportedly Preparing To Jump On The Smartwatch Bandwagon." TechCrunch RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. <http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/14/microsoft-reportedly-preparing-to-jump-on-the-smartwatch-bandwagon/>.

 

"Microsoft Smartwatch Reportedly in the Works." Microsoft Smartwatch Reportedly in the Works. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. <http://www.gizmag.com/microsoft-smartwatch/27065/>.

 

"Microsoft Working With Suppliers on Designs for Touch-Enabled Watch Device." Wall Street Journal, n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324485004578423522275087936.html>.

 

Newman, Jared. "Microsoft Mulls a Smartwatch; Here Are the Company’s Strengths and Weaknesses | TIME.com." Time. Time, n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. <http://techland.time.com/2013/04/15/microsoft-mulls-a-smartwatch-here-are-its-strengths-and-weaknesses/>.