Very insightful! Microsoft will become completely irrelevant once the desktop/laptop becomes history, which may take another 5 years. Mobile phones will have enough smarts to run the apps that most folks need, wherever they need them, and will be able to deliver them to big screen docking stations via Ajax web apps when we need to see the detail. Check my blog at http://trevors-trinkets.blogspot.com/2007/02/after-desktop-what.html and http://trevors-trinkets.blogspot.com/2007/03/mobilizing-mobiles.html
Microsoft is Dead
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#292If being "not feared" means being dead, then Google was never born. Who is afraid of Google anyways, except that they might misuse our trust by breaching our privacy !
People are no longer afraid of MS because technology has now grown into areas (e.g. web) where they can work without competing with MS.
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#293Microsoft may be dead, but it's also a zombie and it wants your brainesszzz....
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#294You're a moron with an MBA. There is very little substance in what you said, just speculation. You clearly do not understand the Software and IT Services space.
Calling me a moron is one thing, but accusing me of having an MBA is really too much.
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#295http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/macosx_leopard_preview.asp
As far as I see around (in India) we hardly see any Mac PC's or laptops here...
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#297The only thing that I would add here, is that Microsoft still has a few cards up its sleeve. Aside from the cash reserves, they hired one important man, Ray Ozzie, to take over Gate's role and departure. Ozzie's knowledge, experience and visionary ability, especially in networking/Internet, means that they are not completely sunk. "If" the Microsoft board gives him the time, money and latitude, to express his creative genius. They have the ability to make a comeback. It's time for a shakeup at Microsoft. It should probably start with Ballmer's departure as well.
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#298Hi! Paul,
You are so correct in your essay. I ditto you. I would say that, the time has come where "USERs" do not want standalone, unstructured or single sing on applications. I say that, its time for eWorking Facilities.
Not to advert, if I could suggest is, please have a look at www.WorkACE.com. Its a smart eBusiness solution, with built in features of Intranet, Extranet, Groupware, Knowledge Management, Business Ecosystem Management, Project/Process Management, Supply Chain Management, Webmail, IM/Chat, Work Flow Management and eSupport, all compiled into a comprehensive and cognitive eWorking facility.
Rgds, Sushant Madhab www.qxsystems.com
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#299With regard to the thesis Microsoft is Dead and it was Google that killed them, some food for thought: How Microsoft could crush Google in one easy step: http://tinyurl.com/2y8dbh
Block all Google ads?
It might be a viable strategy, but hardly an easy step. If Microsoft simply offered it as an option, it's unlikely that anyone would care.
"Hey users, download this and block Google ads!"
Users say, "What are google ads and why should I care about blocking them?"
Or, Microsoft sneaks a blocker in via internet explorer and enables it by default. If they're lucky, it won't break anything else and Google won't be able to hack around it, but either way Google would sue.
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#300well in a way it was good that steve jobs did get pushed out it gave him focus on nextstep and that is the bedrock of why apple have bounced back.