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I'd look in my own backyard if I were Balllmer. dump everything that is average (msn, vista, live, etc.) and come up with brand new products, from scratch
by mtw 18y ago
I'd look in my own backyard if I were Balllmer. dump everything that is average (msn, vista, live, etc.) and come up with brand new products, from scratch
- timtrueman 18y agoAnd what exactly would be said "brand new products"?
- zandorg 18y agoThe same, but appended 'Beta'...
- jdunck 18y agoThis is why you're not in charge of MS. They make tons of money on their existing, if problematic, products.
- cstejerean 18y agoNot for long they won't. Just in the consumer space right now they're fighting Google and Yahoo in web, Sony and Nintendo in gaming, Apple in mp3, Android/IPhone in smartphones. Plus most of their money comes from lucrative deals with computer manufacturers. Sooner or later Dell, etc will realize that Apple is eating at their market share and Vista isn't helping and they'll start reconsidering their agreements with MS (and perhaps consider investing in customized versions of Linux) All while Google Apps is starting to compete with their Office/Exchange offering on the low end and IBM and Sun are getting ready to step in at the high end with cross platform solutions. I'm curious at how MS is going to turn the situation around.