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This all feels to me like Microsoft is getting desperate - it's the usual experience when the money in a niche is drying up: aggressive upsell and every damn th
by JulianMorrison 7y ago
This all feels to me like Microsoft is getting desperate - it's the usual experience when the money in a niche is drying up: aggressive upsell and every damn thing trying to squeeze another dime out of you.
Have their revenues been tanking?
- twodave 7y agoNope, they just set an annual record and beat analysts expectations last quarter[1]. Azure is helping them a great deal and just overtook their PC division (which includes everything from Windows to the Surface laptop). [1]: https://www.geekwire.com/2019/microsoft-trumpets-record-year-126b-annual-revenue-14-quarterly-profits-beat-estimates/ https://www.geekwire.com/2019/microsoft-trumpets-record-year...
- JulianMorrison 7y agoOdd, so why the huckster impression?
- cherrypepsi 7y agoAndroid and Google Docs are overtaking their main turf, even if it is for regular consumers as of right now, it is still a huge change. The Azure stuff is recent and can't attempt vendor lock-in yet, maybe never, at least not to the extent Windows and Office were able to.