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Naw, having been there, Microsoft killed Skype because it had no idea how to manage a B2C product.

by nimish 2y ago

zx8080 2y ago
> microsoft > had no idea how to manage a B2C product What does this mean? MS has enough of b2c products. Windows is. Office is. Not enough?
- inetknght 2y ago
  > MS has enough of b2c products. Windows is. Office is. Not enough? You really think Windows (11, since anything older is gone) is a b2c product? It's free. It has advertisements. It has a data mining AI. You are not the customer. Windows is a b2b product. You really think Office (365, since anything older is gone) is a b2c product? It's "free". It has advertisements. It has data mining AI. You are not the customer. Office is a b2b product.
  - zx8080 2y ago
    > You really think Windows (11, since anything older is gone) is a b2c product? It's free. Windows is not "free". Win 11 Home price is $120, upgrade to Pro is $100 [0]. 0 - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=windows%2011%20home&ref=glow_cls https://www.amazon.com/s?k=windows%2011%20home&ref=glow_cls
    - Nullabillity 2y ago
      "Free" for OEMs, or as long as you're already in the system. Outside of enthusiasts, those are the two groups who matter here (not that I'm happy w/ that situation, not at all).
  - TZubiri 2y ago
    "It has a data mining AI. You are not the customer." You got most of the tokens right, but windows is a paid product, try that with meta or google products and you got it.
    - remram 2y ago
      It is sold to integrators, not customers. No one walks into a store and buys a Windows for their computer at home, they buy a computer that has Windows already on it.
      - TZubiri 2y ago
        Same with car engines
        remram 2y ago
        Yes. Companies selling car engines, or bolts, or on-board entertainment systems, are b2b.
- notpushkin 2y ago
  It does have B2C products, but does it know how to manage them?
  - nimish 2y ago
    Bingo
- TZubiri 2y ago
  Both of those are b2b as well (a spreadsheet accounting program, come on), and were born from b2b, remember this was before the personal compute era, they transitioned with the era.

Naw, having been there, Microsoft killed Skype because it had no idea how to manage a B2C product.

by nimish 2y ago

Naw, having been there, Microsoft killed Skype because it had no idea how to manage a B2C product.

> microsoft > had no idea how to manage a B2C product What does this mean? MS has enough of b2c products. Windows is. Office is. Not enough?

inetknght 2y ago
> MS has enough of b2c products. Windows is. Office is. Not enough? You really think Windows (11, since anything older is gone) is a b2c product? It's free. It has advertisements. It has a data mining AI. You are not the customer. Windows is a b2b product. You really think Office (365, since anything older is gone) is a b2c product? It's "free". It has advertisements. It has data mining AI. You are not the customer. Office is a b2b product.
- zx8080 2y ago
  > You really think Windows (11, since anything older is gone) is a b2c product? It's free. Windows is not "free". Win 11 Home price is $120, upgrade to Pro is $100 [0]. 0 - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=windows%2011%20home&ref=glow_cls https://www.amazon.com/s?k=windows%2011%20home&ref=glow_cls
  - Nullabillity 2y ago
    "Free" for OEMs, or as long as you're already in the system. Outside of enthusiasts, those are the two groups who matter here (not that I'm happy w/ that situation, not at all).
- TZubiri 2y ago
  "It has a data mining AI. You are not the customer." You got most of the tokens right, but windows is a paid product, try that with meta or google products and you got it.
  - remram 2y ago
    It is sold to integrators, not customers. No one walks into a store and buys a Windows for their computer at home, they buy a computer that has Windows already on it.
    - TZubiri 2y ago
      Same with car engines
      - remram 2y ago
        Yes. Companies selling car engines, or bolts, or on-board entertainment systems, are b2b.
notpushkin 2y ago
It does have B2C products, but does it know how to manage them?
- nimish 2y ago
  Bingo
TZubiri 2y ago
Both of those are b2b as well (a spreadsheet accounting program, come on), and were born from b2b, remember this was before the personal compute era, they transitioned with the era.