That buy was about patents, they aren't interesting in slugging it off as a hardware maker.

In a lot of cases, I was completely unaware that the hardware maker ever existed.

Microsoft was also able to require that free publicity be given over to them by hardware makers.

Launch will also be included as a bundled offering from hardware makers.

Many of the hardware makers offer service contracts, because they are quite lucrative.

There have been some attempts by hardware makers to alleviate this problem.

The delay is frustrating, especially to hardware makers who have machines ready but nothing to play on them.

I'd feel better if there was a pact with a hardware maker in place.

In this particular case they're dealing with hardware makers, however.

It is said that Microsoft led the project as an attempt to create unified standards among hardware makers.