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If 255 billion is fatally wounded, someone please shoot me. I understand they have their problems. Windows 7 is doing well. Bing has been growing. Mobile th
by jasonlbaptiste 17y ago
If 255 billion is fatally wounded, someone please shoot me.
I understand they have their problems. Windows 7 is doing well. Bing has been growing. Mobile they're actually doing something with now. XBox division is wiping the floor with PS3.
I think it's the long term stuff that worries me about MSFT. ie- windows and office will one day disappear. what are their plans for then? Maybe they'll just evolve?
- potatolicious 17y agoI think the most major issue is managerial - the Xbox division from what I've heard has managed to conquer many of the serious management issues that plague the rest of MS (particularly the "main" teams, Windows and Office). MS is infamous for having a thick, thick layer of middle management that has proven to be detrimental to innovation and productivity. I think MS's long-term success hinges on being able to determine the managerial how and why of the successful, innovative teams at MS (Bing, Xbox, etc) and transferring that to the rest of the company.
- jasonlbaptiste 17y agoToo much middle management. Like 7 layers worth. Microsoft needs to cut fat.
- wisty 17y agoDownmodded why? I. M. Wright's “Hard Code” (published by Microsoft no less) pretty much makes this claim. Apparently they used to laugh at GM's layers of management, and now they have a similar number.
- potatolicious 17y agoI work in Seattle, and know a number of Microsofties, and this is a pretty reliable consensus too even for people who are still there. The org tree is very, very deep and this causes a lot of problems - especially as a company ages and people go from enthusiastic risk takers to CYA corporate types.
- baguasquirrel 17y agoPresent returns are not indicative of future returns.