Microsoft Corp. on Friday declined to address a recent report that it would take five years to reach profitability with its new Xbox video game console, saying the forecast by Merrill Lynch was based on assumptions that were the brokerage's own.
``That forecast was based on information and targets that have not been shared with the public,'' said John O'Rourke, director of games marketing. He declined to comment on Microsoft's projected profitability.
Earlier in the week Merrill Lynch analyst Henry Blodget predicted the Xbox console would lose $2 billion before breaking even in about five years.
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