was sitting in the Xbox Live Marketplace lecture by James Miller, the Microsoft manager on the business that alllows gamers to download demos or even buy games to store on their hard drives on the Xbox 360. So far, gamers have downloaded more than 10 million items on Xbox Live Marketplace. It's been a very successful program, and Sony announced yesterday it would duplicate it with the Sony e-distribution network on the PlayStation Network. A Sony executive walked in and I asked him, "Are you here for competitive analysis?" He said, pointing at the screen, "Yes, this is going to be our strategy." I laughed. But then I saw Phil Harrison, executive vice president of Sony's worldwide studios, walk in and take a seat. I guess the other guy wasn't kidding.
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