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Microsoft is becoming more and more of an integrated software and hardware company than a purely software one. Maybe it's time to change the name to something w
by feniv 13y ago
Microsoft is becoming more and more of an integrated software and hardware company than a purely software one. Maybe it's time to change the name to something without the "soft".
- adamnemecek 13y agoOr Microsofthard? I'm not very good at this.
- damianknz 13y agoHow about: Microkia Softnok
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoMicro-stiffie
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- aegiso 13y agoIt's a very old, very immature joke that adds absolutely nothing to the conversation. You've been on HN long enough that I'm surprised you're surprised.
- StandardFuture 13y agoAh, very true. Although the purpose of posting it was not for the sake of the joke itself. Anyways, I'll be more mindful of contributing to your ego (intelligence?) with my responses next time. ;)
- oo 13y agoYou mean "Nosoft"?
- jacques_chester 13y agoWhen the Windows NT kernel began driving mainframe-class hardware they weren't selling software for microcomputers either. It's just a name.
- macspoofing 13y agoThey've been trying to ape Apple in consumer electronics for the last ten years. For some reason, they figure since Apple was making a butt-load manufacturing and selling their own Phones and Tablets, they should do that too. Meanwhile, Google follows the Microsoft OEM strategy and Android takes 80% of the market.
- benihana 13y agoGoogle doesn't make the money on Android that Microsoft made on Windows though.
- macspoofing 13y agoThe business model is slightly different but what doesn't change is that there is a lot of value in controlling the dominant platform.
- CmonDev 13y agoYet Microsoft makes money on Android and Google doesn't make money on WP :).
- dragonwriter 13y ago> Yet Microsoft makes money on Android and Google doesn't make money on WP As long as people buying WP devices are using Google search, or visiting websites that use Google's ad network, Google is making money off of WP, even if they aren't holding WP manufacturers to ransom over dubious patents.
- MichaelGG 13y ago10 years? I wish. Microsoft has relied on idiotic low-margin "partners" like Dell and HP to execute its ideas. Like tablets. I had a Toshiba tablet 10 years ago. Browsing was great, the rest of Windows, not so much. And the hardware wasn't neat. If MS had shipped a tablet 10+ years ago and actually cared about the end-to-end experience instead of just selling Windows licenses, we'd be in a different world. Or like music players (instead they let Creative license the OS/audio+video software). Or like Media Center: great software, but PITA to setup, no simple OOBE like Apple TV, now it's been EOL'd. Microsoft had over 80% of the smartphone market before. They are well aware of the Android OEM strategy. But I don't think anyone really LOVED their Windows CE mobile devices, so they know they needed to do better this time around. Just like most of the Android phones are crap and Google is now trying to clean that up.
- jemeshsu 13y agoI expect no name change this time. Microsoft will attempt again to buy Yahoo! under its new CEO, and become Microhoo!.