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I think you might be right. I remember about 10 years ago having a discussion with a coworker. He was bemoaning the fact that Microsoft was so far entrenched
by DougN7 11y ago
I think you might be right. I remember about 10 years ago having a discussion with a coworker. He was bemoaning the fact that Microsoft was so far entrenched that nobody would ever be able to challenge them. Back then Microsoft looked like Google does today. Nobody stays on top forever.
- monkeywork 11y agobut Microsoft is still in top in terms of market share on desktop, and they have started to put a dent into the prosumer tablet market, and they compete well in the gaming market. I'd say they are still "on top"
- angelbob 11y agoMicrosoft is long past "nobody would ever be able to challenge them." Maybe on desktop, provided you exclude the server market. You didn't used to have to exclude the server market. They owned that too. Then Linux challenged them and won. In fact, they used to own all PCs. Then Apple challenged them for laptops and won. Microsoft isn't doing badly, but it's not an unchallengeable juggernaut any more. And Google won't be forever either.
- jsudhams 11y agoI agree with @monkeywork, i think Microsoft is now in better than what it was in 2003/4, At the time when i worked there we knew Linux was a challenge, MSSQL, AD, Exhcange all had still competition(sun one Ldap, domino mail/workflow) and was fighting hard in fact i would say Domino with it's workflow was in better position. With Azure, SQL Always on, .net and solid Windows server i expect Microsoft to be around for long atleast another 1o to 12 years in dominant position in enterprise segment.