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So maybe MS should do what Apple did in the 90's to differentiate itself and get away from the raw numbers. Do you know what they did? I don't.
by WA 13y ago
So maybe MS should do what Apple did in the 90's to differentiate itself and get away from the raw numbers. Do you know what they did? I don't.
- n09n 13y agoFlounder around on the brink of bankruptcy until finding runaway success in a totally unrelated market?
- philwelch 13y agoApple was on the brink of bankruptcy in 1996 and 1997. The iPod wasn't released until 2001. Between 97 and 01 they returned to profitability and served one of the most brand loyal niches in the world. Of course, there's no one in the world who doesn't work for Microsoft who loves Windows Phone even half as much as people loved their Macs in the late 90's.
- lostlogin 13y agoGet a good Steve back onboard. Rumours of which keep coming up, though generally not with a CEO role. It seems to me that he should either go all in as CEO or sever ties and allow a new person to live without his ever present shadow. http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-30/microsoft-said-to-be-preparing-to-make-satya-nadella-ceo.html http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-30/microsoft-said-t...