This week, Microsoft and Apple present their visions for the future, Twitter presents the results of their past and Hello Games didn't present the sins of their past.
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This week, Microsoft and Apple, two of the big three in the technology industry, held announcement events to show off their vision for the future of computing. While many seem to have taken away the idea that both of these companies are innovating in the space, what most seem to have missed is how both companies have taken incredibly different paths. While the hardware from both companies is aimed primarily at creators, both see different ways that those creators will want to use their computers.
The developer behind game No Man's Sky, Hello Games, is certainly having more than their fair share of trouble. After seeing sales of the game tank, the company is now facing a false advertising suit in the UK. Following all of these issues, this week, the company's Twitter account announced,
2016 has not been Twitter's year. The company is seeing almost zero user growth and has shown continual profit loss. This has led to a recent round of conversations with potential buyers for the service, which ended in disappointment, after all potential buyers backed out.
Apple may have focused their Thursday presentation on a MacBook Pro refresh, they also discussed a new app for video consumption, helpfully titled TV. The app accesses your video streaming services and presents information based on your current streaming habits, as well as recommendations from Apple itself.