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At some point MS decided their main rival is Google not Apple. Perhaps they're right. I'm not a MS user other than occasionally when work requires it, haven't
by muyuu 4y ago
At some point MS decided their main rival is Google not Apple. Perhaps they're right.
I'm not a MS user other than occasionally when work requires it, haven't really been for many many years. But looking at their stock and profit, I can't say they are doing badly at all.
At some point, especially when your focus is the consumer market, you're not going to be so scrupulous with certain choices where the trade-off is profit vs consumer interests. This is perhaps even much worse in the mobile market thanks to Google, the company that started with such good press and lofty goals.
I'm skeptical that MS isn't going just fine, and I've never been a fan.
- Closi 4y agoI think they decided that Apple is a coopetitor - i.e. they are a competitor on multiple fronts but they ultimately need to support their products operating on Apple's platform.
- Mindwipe 4y agoI think the Office team might feel that way. I'm not sure the rest of the company does. (We'd probably have seen a bit more movement towards making DirectX workable on M-series chips if that were a broad MS feeling.)
- ouraf 4y agoThey took that decision after windows 8 and all the push for windows phones failed to compete with android and iOS. Now they just focus hard on offering software for people who pays and ads for people who doesn't. They can't just dictate the technology trends and styles like before (Metro lost space to Material, so they can't even influence the look & feel of computers like before). One of the few parts where Microsoft is still focusing on being cutting edge and force their proprietary ecosystem is XBox. They're still trying to be unique and stand out against Sony and Nintendo
- muyuu 4y agoand their profits have soared