Xbox One is 'great for small businesses'
In a post on the Microsoft Small Business Support website, Xbox MVP Marques Lyons claims that "what is being positioned as an excellent entertainment device can be just as enticing for you and your small business".
The argument put forward is that for only $499, the Xbox One offers features that "could help it rival even the most modest of video conferencing and networking platforms".
Lyons claims that since the inclusion of Kinect and Skype allows people to not only chat to each other but also supports multi-person chatting, with the wide-angle lens of Kinect "you have the means for collaborative meetings and presentations".
"The Xbox One with Kinect, as a Skype provider, is just as capable as a PC with an attached/included microphone and webcam," Lyons goes on. "The difference here is that Xbox One and Kinect gives you the open space to move, gesture, show examples, and see everyone more clearly."
The dedicated SkyDrive app currently available on Xbox 360 and expected to be on Xbox One is another selling point for businesses, Lyons says, as it makes sharing documents and displaying them on the TV to a large group of people easier.
Combined with Internet Explorer and Office Web Apps, "pair that with a Wi-Fi keyboard and mouse and you have the means to edit documents, when necessary, even if you aren't near your PC".
Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox One will be available in 21 markets this November. The Xbox One price has been set at £425 / €499 / $499.
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generalhunterPosted:
Oasis Great idea. Everyone needs a nex gen console at work.
Yep nothing better than raping noobs on Titanfall while getting a strip tease on Skype
Bebe_RexhaPosted:
I suppose this is good for businesses, but I think Microsoft have tried going to far of a market with the Xbox One :/
Still getting it though :)
Still getting it though :)
KTHPosted:
Hmmm... This is actually a good point, but I can't think of an Xbox as more than just a gaming console.
destroyer89Posted:
generalhunter-Wub They need to realize it's a gaming console.
xbox one is a entertainment device Just like a smart phone people don't buy a phone anymore just to text / calls, I don't see how doing more than just gaming is a bad thing
xbox is evolving and it should that's why its more then the ps4 and it still has the same performance and it has more.... I like were Microsoft are taking this
ConvergePosted:
Who would you use a xbox for a buisness. How could you setup a storage server or anything on a xbox. I would stick to a actual computer.
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