BILL GATES OUTLINES STRATEGIC PLAN FOR XBOX IN JAPAN.(Company Business and Marketing)

From: EDP Weekly's IT Monitor | Date: April 2, 2001 | Copyright information

In his keynote address at 2001 Spring Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates revealed the company's plans to bring the Xbox video game system to Japan. During the keynote, Gates underscored Microsoft's commitment to the Japanese market and announced that more than 70 Japanese game companies, including Sega Corp., have declared their support for Microsoft Xbox.

"With Xbox, our goal is to create the future of video gaming, and our work in Japan will play a key role in achieving that," Gates said. "We're extremely excited ...

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