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MS must be open to survive. It is being crushed by opensource. And they still put DRM where it maters (EFI).
by jkot 12y ago
MS must be open to survive. It is being crushed by opensource. And they still put DRM where it maters (EFI).
- yuhong 12y agoSecure Boot isn't really DRM.
- YorkianTones 12y agoI think Microsoft was being squeezed out of new markets by Google and Apple. I'm not sure how accurate it is to say Microsoft "is being crushed by opensource (sic)". Also, despite being overshadowed by other tech companies, Microsoft's business lines are healthy and growing. Stacking up Microsoft versus Apple, their businesses are fundamentally different - see exhibit: https://visualign.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/applemicrosoftgoogleamazonnumbers1.png https://visualign.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/applemicrosoft... Interestingly Apple (Hardware), Google (Ads), and Microsoft (Software) are quite dominant in different business areas. While Microsoft needs to keep a close watch on Google and Apple encroaching, I think AWS is a bigger rival in terms of growth opportunity.
- pmelendez 12y ago> Stacking up Microsoft versus Apple, their businesses are fundamentally different - see exhibit: https://visualign.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/applemicrosoft.. https://visualign.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/applemicrosoft.... It is very interesting how MS is the only one that have different basket of eggs. If Google ever lose relevance in the online Ads market then it's done. The same can be say of Apple (in a lesser degree) if the iphone becomes irrelevant.
- weego 12y agoMy view has been they were losing hearts and minds in the dev community and that using dual licensed or open products as leverage in price negotiations was becoming more common. It felt like much more of a slow bleed.