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Microsoft often "competes" by trying to strangle competitors revenue streams even when outside their core business, where they are happy to lose billions on Bin

by mythz 13y ago

Microsoft often "competes" by trying to strangle competitors revenue streams even when outside their core business, where they are happy to lose billions on Bing and their online division if it also reduces Googles primary revenue stream: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/microsofts-online-sinkhole-8-5-billion-lost-in-9-years/52989 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/microsofts-online-sinkhole-8-5... Since Google's products are essentially "free" to end users, they don't criticize them on value, so they build an anti-Google campaign against how Google makes money, i.e. their strategy of targeted advertising.

chollida1 13y ago
> Microsoft often "competes" by trying to strangle competitors revenue streams even when it's outside their core business, where they will happily lose billions on Bing and their online division if it can reduce Googles revenues: This is true as you point out. However it's worth pointing out that Google is the exact same. They release free products that Microsoft charges for loosing money to reduce Microsoft's primary revenue stream.
- mythz 13y ago
  Except Google's "free services" helps their strategy of keeping users on Google's services, enriches their Google profile and helps create targeted ads.
  - chollida1 13y ago
    > Except Google's "free services" helps their strategy of keeping users on Google's services, enriches their Google profile and helps create targeted ads. I get your point but the same sentence can easily apply to Microsoft. Microsoft wants to do the same thing:)
    - mythz 13y ago
      They wouldn't be spearheading an anti-Google campaign against their strategy if they also wanted to do the same thing.
  - nivla 13y ago
    Couldn't that also be said when Microsoft started bundling Internet Explorer with Windows? Does it make it right? NO! The truth is the tech industry politics is becoming as nasty as real politics. Smear campaigns by Microsoft against Google. Google trying to sabotage Windows mobile platform by actively excluding their core products. Apple and Samsung at copycat wars. Once the open world of computing is now turning into a war of ecosystems and we the consumers are the only ones standing to lose.
rgulati 13y ago
>Microsoft often "competes" by trying to strangle competitors revenue streams even when outside their core business, where they are happy to lose billions on Bing and their online division if it also reduces Googles primary revenue stream Err, Microsoft was involved in search in 1999, and Hotmail predates Gmail, so I don't know what you're talking about. >Microsoft often "competes" by trying to strangle competitors revenue streams even when outside their core business, You mean like Google with Android(to compete with Apple), Google Apps(Office), Chromebooks(Windows) ? They still make 95% of their revenues with search so all the above are outside their core business designed to hurt competitors revenue streams. They have succeeded quite well with Android, not making much money but stopping Apple's revenues.

by mythz 13y ago

chollida1 13y ago

> Microsoft often "competes" by trying to strangle competitors revenue streams even when it's outside their core business, where they will happily lose billions on Bing and their online division if it can reduce Googles revenues: This is true as you point out. However it's worth pointing out that Google is the exact same. They release free products that Microsoft charges for loosing money to reduce Microsoft's primary revenue stream.

mythz 13y ago
Except Google's "free services" helps their strategy of keeping users on Google's services, enriches their Google profile and helps create targeted ads.
- chollida1 13y ago
  > Except Google's "free services" helps their strategy of keeping users on Google's services, enriches their Google profile and helps create targeted ads. I get your point but the same sentence can easily apply to Microsoft. Microsoft wants to do the same thing:)
  - mythz 13y ago
    They wouldn't be spearheading an anti-Google campaign against their strategy if they also wanted to do the same thing.
- nivla 13y ago
  Couldn't that also be said when Microsoft started bundling Internet Explorer with Windows? Does it make it right? NO! The truth is the tech industry politics is becoming as nasty as real politics. Smear campaigns by Microsoft against Google. Google trying to sabotage Windows mobile platform by actively excluding their core products. Apple and Samsung at copycat wars. Once the open world of computing is now turning into a war of ecosystems and we the consumers are the only ones standing to lose.

rgulati 13y ago

>Microsoft often "competes" by trying to strangle competitors revenue streams even when outside their core business, where they are happy to lose billions on Bing and their online division if it also reduces Googles primary revenue stream Err, Microsoft was involved in search in 1999, and Hotmail predates Gmail, so I don't know what you're talking about. >Microsoft often "competes" by trying to strangle competitors revenue streams even when outside their core business, You mean like Google with Android(to compete with Apple), Google Apps(Office), Chromebooks(Windows) ? They still make 95% of their revenues with search so all the above are outside their core business designed to hurt competitors revenue streams. They have succeeded quite well with Android, not making much money but stopping Apple's revenues.