Yes of course MS is not going to go under any time soon if at all, they will be around for a long time BUT.... I see this is eerily similar to what happened to IBM in the 80's/. Back then the microprocesssor changed the main frame industry. Suddenly all sorts of companies like Sun, Tandem, Digital, to name 3 started making so called mini computers that wittled away at IBM'S dominance. In the space of 10 years most of IBM's business was ceded to the minicomputer. IBM brought out the AS400 series to combat this but the horse had alredy bolted. It's automatic profits based on the increasing MIPs revenue model was supeceded. This is a little bit similar to MS now who dominated the PC market in the late 90's until now. MS was able to command high prices toi license Windows, Office, Exchange etc. But in the space of a few short years the two pronged attack from Apple on one side offering its OS for $29, iDevices and on the other side the advent of Google and it services has forced MS to drop its price of Windows and Office down to more competitive rates. So far MS has kept it ROI and profits up but the recent Quarter is I think a very bad omen for the future and the stock holders are not sure it will continue as "business as usual". In mobile, Unix has become the de facto standard much to the horror of Bill Gates who tried unsuccesfully to totally kill Unix off in the early 2000's. MS's attempt to port Windows into Mobile devices has for all intents and purposes failed. If MS cedes the consumer market to Google/Android/Apple/Samsung it could be relegated to being somewhat like IBM and by default morph into a Back office Corporate services company running services and perhaps offering a few devices for said market. All of this is simply reactive. As Steve Jobs was fond of saying its best to skate to where the puck will be not to where you see it now. I see a time in about 10 years where the current mobile space has matured without MS being much of a part of it. At some point the next major OS tech will emerge and unless MS stops trying to iteratively fix Windows and start fresh I don't think it will be around for too long. It had better watch out and protect its corporate business because all it would take is for some startup or other enterprise with sufficient resources to design a really good OS to compete with Windows for the Enterprise?
Q. How many Google Engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A. None they just suck all the light (life) out of you!
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Originally Posted by PhilBoogie
'Downside, compared to Google...'? The Apple ID is free of charge to create, no device needed. And with Google, I most certainly need to sign up, even giving them my gender. Fortunately, they added a 3rd choice: 'other' which is a nice touch ¡
It even asks for my phone number, whassup wid dat?
Yes of course MS is not going to go under any time soon if at all, they will be around for a long time BUT.... I see this is eerily similar to what happened to IBM in the 80's/. Back then the microprocesssor changed the main frame industry. Suddenly all sorts of companies like Sun, Tandem, Digital, to name 3 started making so called mini computers that wittled away at IBM'S dominance. In the space of 10 years most of IBM's business was ceded to the minicomputer. IBM brought out the AS400 series to combat this but the horse had alredy bolted. It's automatic profits based on the increasing MIPs revenue model was supeceded. This is a little bit similar to MS now who dominated the PC market in the late 90's until now. MS was able to command high prices toi license Windows, Office, Exchange etc. But in the space of a few short years the two pronged attack from Apple on one side offering its OS for $29, iDevices and on the other side the advent of Google and it services has forced MS to drop its price of Windows and Office down to more competitive rates. So far MS has kept it ROI and profits up but the recent Quarter is I think a very bad omen for the future and the stock holders are not sure it will continue as "business as usual". In mobile, Unix has become the de facto standard much to the horror of Bill Gates who tried unsuccesfully to totally kill Unix off in the early 2000's. MS's attempt to port Windows into Mobile devices has for all intents and purposes failed. If MS cedes the consumer market to Google/Android/Apple/Samsung it could be relegated to being somewhat like IBM and by default morph into a Back office Corporate services company running services and perhaps offering a few devices for said market. All of this is simply reactive. As Steve Jobs was fond of saying its best to skate to where the puck will be not to where you see it now. I see a time in about 10 years where the current mobile space has matured without MS being much of a part of it. At some point the next major OS tech will emerge and unless MS stops trying to iteratively fix Windows and start fresh I don't think it will be around for too long. It had better watch out and protect its corporate business because all it would take is for some startup or other enterprise with sufficient resources to design a really good OS to compete with Windows for the Enterprise?
Good post. Could use a couple of ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? though.
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Originally Posted by Zozman
its about how Apple could make more money if Steve Ballmer ran apple.
http://stratechery.com/2013/if-steve-ballmer-ran-apple/
Guy should write for Scoopertino.
Q. How many Google Engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A. None they just suck all the light (life) out of you!
'Downside, compared to Google...'? The Apple ID is free of charge to create, no device needed. And with Google, I most certainly need to sign up, even giving them my gender. Fortunately, they added a 3rd choice: 'other' which is a nice touch ¡
It even asks for my phone number, whassup wid dat?
Good post. Could use a couple of ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? though.
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