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MS Exec: Kinect Could Help 360 Get to Market in China

By pete_gallagher

As Microsoft continues to try and get its Xbox 360 to market in China, an executive for the company outlined why Kinect may be a valuable asset in its push and how MS plans to combat piracy in the Asian country.

Simon Leung (pictured), Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Chairman and CEO for the Greater China region, speaking to the Wall Street Journal, first noted why China is such an attractive region, if it wasn't already apparent, stating that China would soon be the world's largest PC market, while it's already tops in the mobile phone and broadband categories.

Leung indicated that China is becoming a growing adopter of cloud computing, which could help protect Microsoft, as Leung stated, '… you cannot pirate a cloud application.'

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on September 01, 2010 (boomark / email).