3 ms·
Kinda? The problem is that once a competitor shows up and does well (Google search, iPhone), Microsoft flails with their legacy stuff (Windows CE Mobile Phone S
by bonzoesc 16y ago
Kinda? The problem is that once a competitor shows up and does well (Google search, iPhone), Microsoft flails with their legacy stuff (Windows CE Mobile Phone Series 6.5, Microsoft Windows Media Audio PlaysForSure) for a couple years, and then apes the competitor as much as possible while throwing anybody who was invested in their products under a bus of incompatibility.
- philwelch 16y agoAll out of desperation to beat their competitors. But you don't win by beating your competitors. In 1997 Steve Jobs said, "we have to let go of the notion that for Apple to win, Microsoft has to lose." Well, Microsoft has to let go of the notion that for Microsoft to win, Apple and Google have to lose.
- bonzoesc 16y agoIt's like they're falling victim to the "Fire and Motion" idea that Spolsky talked about: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000339.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000339.html