Check out this article by John Dvorak on Microsoft. 100% true. Great read.
I am fully convinced that Microsoft is loosing focus on its bread and butter business - i.e., developing good software. Instead its spending most of its energy in territories like advertising and search. Leave those things alone! Yes, agreed that there is lot money involved in advertising, but that does not mean that you should jump into the other territories without having the capabilities.
Microsoft is too occupied and obsessed with what Google is doing and that’s gonna cost Microsoft a lot!. Where as, Google doesn’t bother about what Microsoft does!!.. The day it does, Google too would be in big trouble!
One of the points from the above article…
8. Preoccupation with Google. Microsoft is too easily distracted by successful companies who are not competitors. There is a deep-rooted belief that if a company like Google is successful, then they are an enemy per se. So the company obsesses on what Google is doing rather than concentrating on important Microsoft projects. Now Microsoft is about to do a deal with Yahoo to flank Google. This old-lady-like skittishness is unbecoming for a company this size.
Check this: Possible Microsoft & Yahoo merger article on slashdot.
More: Mr. Ballmer’s mail to Micro$oft folks.
I feel that the next couple of years would really decide Microsoft’s future!
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May 3rd, 2006 at 04:41pm
April 1st, 2006, 30th anniversary of Apple. And no major announcements from Apple. That’s what the world thought. But then came this announcement….a bouncer from Apple! Boot Camp.
Now you can run Win XP on an Intel Mac. I would say that this is a major event in the history of computing. It means a lot, and I am sure that the Apple stocks are zooming sky up.
How would it impact Micro$oft? Well, as of now, Microsoft would be happy to see that Win XP works on Mac. But, Apple is a company which has learnt some hard lessons. Specially from Micro$oft. Its just a matter of time. For now, It would also mean that the sales of Macs would sky rocket since it would open up a whole new segment of users - the business users! Think about it! Wow.
I think the next big company to be impacted would be Dell. Dell, Watch out! Seriously, I was considering buying a dual core Laptop from Dell but now suddenly, a MacBook Pro seems to be a better option!. What say ?
BTW, an interesting side note from the Boot Camp site …
Word to the Wise
Windows running on a Mac is like Windows running on a PC. That means it’ll be subject to the same attacks that plague the Windows world. So be sure to keep it updated with the latest Microsoft Windows security fixes.
Oh, yes, there is a rumor that with the next version of OS X, one can directly run Windows Applications in the OS X environment. Wow!
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April 5th, 2006 at 06:04pm
Be ready to buy a new monitor, and other hardware if you are planing on to upgrade to Windows Vista.
Traditionally every time Microsoft releases a new version of Windows, it implicitly means that its time to junk your existing hardware, no matter how new it is.
This time, even if you have the latest, and the fastest hardware, its even worse. You might need to replace your Monitor tooo - If you want to see protected contents. You need to get a DRM enabled monitor, which obviously would be expensive.
More info here : Microsoft Vista means you need new monitors
This is one more way of making money. And its a cheap way of making money.
BTW, PC Mag has a detailed review of MS Windows Vista Beta 1 at : http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1840730,00.asp
Reading the review, clearly indicates that windows is aping(as ever) Mac OS! (it never will)
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August 7th, 2005 at 11:56pm