Microsoft Plans to Add Kinect to Notebooks
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NEW YORK (
) --The Kinect sensor for the Xbox gaming console has been
Microsoft
's
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most succesful product in recent times.
It's been the fastest selling consumer electronics device ever, with more than 18 million units sold since its launch in late 2010. Microsoft recently announced that it would launch Kinect for Windows desktops in February 2012.
Recently, it also confirmed plans to bundle Kinect sensors with notebooks. It is already working on prototypes of Kinect enabled notebooks with Asus, and may launch some models following the launch of Windows 8 in mid-2012.
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Kinect for Xbox has already generated billions of dollars in revenue for Microsoft. We expect
Kinect for Windows to generate even more additional revenue as it targets the desktop market, which is much bigger than the tablet market.
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By licensing Kinect technology to notebook manufacturers, Microsoft is targeting the notebook market, which is much larger than the desktop market, and is expected to reach more than 270 million unit sales by 2018.
Thanks to the growing popularity and reach of Kinect, we expect the Entertainment and Devices division to generate increasing amounts of revenue for Microsoft in the coming years, and continue to be its fastest growing division.
Kinect, Xbox, Windows Phone and other devices currently account for nearly 6% of
Microsoft's $32 Trefis price estimate, which stands nearly 5% above its market price.
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