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Microsoft went flat for a decade after their antitrust trial. They lost many markets where they had significant footholds, struggled to attract and retain top t
by snowwrestler 5y ago
Microsoft went flat for a decade after their antitrust trial. They lost many markets where they had significant footholds, struggled to attract and retain top talent, and struggled to enter new markets.
They kept making money from Windows, Office, etc. But the tech industry exploded in growth around them, leaving them behind in many ways (technologically, financially, culturally).
- jonny_eh 5y agoOne notable exception was video games. In retrospect the success of the Xbox is extremely strange.
- rctec 5y agoThe success of Xbox resulted from what was essentially an internal con job. It survived to launch and succeeded because the team responsible managed to keep a straight face about several important lies about what Xbox would be to the rest of the company's leadership and BG himself.
- jonny_eh 5y ago> several important lies Can you please elaborate? I'm pretty familiar with Xbox's history but I'm not aware of any lies.
- maxwell 5y agoMaybe referring to dropping Windows from the original Xbox: https://www.shacknews.com/article/95635/how-the-original-xbox-team-convinced-insulted-bill-gates-to-green-light-a-console https://www.shacknews.com/article/95635/how-the-original-xbo...
- WalterBright 5y agoYou'd probably enjoy the book "Renegades of the Empire" by Drummond. https://www.amazon.com/Renegades-Empire-Software-Revolution-Microsoft/dp/0609604163 https://www.amazon.com/Renegades-Empire-Software-Revolution-...