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http://blogs.computerworld.com/15052/why_windows_7s_success_may_ruin_microsoft
I've been saying this for years.
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I've been saying this for years.
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Death said:
Oh dear, a horse and buggy defender.
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Death said:
I didn't say that.
That leaves most software out the proverbial Windows. You don't own it.
You have a license to use it.
I get emails from cell phones all the time, both business and pleasure.
Intelligent people will use both. For example, all my GMail data is on
Google's server. It's also on my internal and external hard drive.
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Death said:
No, the OS will be on your computer. It just won't be as important.
You "own" it at Microsoft's pleasure. Try to get some updates for
Windows 98, something you say one could "own". The new Ubuntu comes with
2 gigs of free cloud storage. Remember how Snotmail used to only give
you megabytes of storage and then GMail came along and changed all that?
Top level executives do too. I guess you don't know any.
I use GMail for personal mail. I have my own domains for my businesses.
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Death said:
Really? Please quote the view. I couldn't find it.
See above.
Reading comprehension isn't one of your strong suits? Try to get a
security update from Microsoft.
It's automatically deleted every 30 days.
You siad only kids and girls with little fingers like it. This implies
you know no one else who does it. Not an insult but an observation.
You wish.
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It's the fact of the inevitability.
They shouldn't be popping the champagne corks at Microsoft over the news
that Windows 7 sales are skyrocketing. A well-known management consultant
says that Windows 7's success could be the worst thing to happen to
Microsoft, and turn the company in the General Motors of software.
The market research company NPD Group reports that sales of Windows 7 in the
U.S. "were 234 percent higher than Vista's first few days of sales."
Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis at NPD said this about
the Windows 7 launch:
"Microsoft's program of early low-cost pre-sales, high visibility marketing,
and aggressive deals helped make the Windows 7 software launch successful.
In a slow environment for packaged software Windows 7 brought a large number
of customers into the software aisles."
Sounds like good news, doesn't it? In fact, it's just about the worst news
that Microsoft could hear, says Jay R. Galbraith, president and founder,
Galbraith Management Consultants. In an article for CNNMoney, Galbraith
argues that Microsoft could potentially become the the General Motors of
software --- old, outdated, irrelevant, and eventually headed towards ruin.
And the success of Windows 7, he says, will only accelerate that.
Galbraith says that in order for Microsoft to thrive, it needs to shift its
attention away from the desktop, and towards other devices and cloud
computing. He has this to say about why a Windows 7 success will hurt
Microsoft:
"The worst thing that could happen is a success with Windows 7, which would
reinforce management's focus on the desktop. Then, as customers move away
from the desktop to smartphones and other devices, market share will
decline. But if share declines slowly, maybe a point or two a year, the drop
will not be enough to overcome the pride that comes with high margins and
high profits. Over time, the desktop mafia will experience a shift from
pride to hubris. Welcome to the General Motors scenario.
Galbraith says that Microsoft needs to clean house and rid itself of
managers tied to past ways of thinking and doing business. And the quickest
way for that to happen, he believes, is for Microsoft's competitors to
succeed:
"The best thing that could happen to Microsoft would be successes by Apple
(AAPL) or Google (GOOG) that cause a significant loss of sales and market
share. The shock would create a sense of urgency and cause the leaders to
clean house."
He says that Microsoft does not have to turn into the next General Motors,
as long as Steve Ballmer takes drastic action:
"The General Motors scenario does not have to happen. Ballmer can focus
inward on transforming the desktop mafia to the new computing paradigm. Or,
better yet, appoint a hands-on, change-experienced chief operating officer
who can do it with him."
I don't see that happening, though. Ballmer is too wedded to the past --- a
fresh set of eyes are needed if Microsoft is going to transform itself.
Microsoft clearly isn't in trouble today --- it's got nearly a global
monopoly on operating systems, and other profit-making product lines. But GM
at one point was in a similar situation. It took decades for GM to decline.
Unless Microsoft heeds Galbraith's advice, the same eventually may happen to
Microsoft.
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In an article for CNNMoney, Galbraith argues that Microsoft could
If we are talking about vertical business applications, they already are and
it's not a news.
But changing platforms is not as easy as changing a car because, honestly
speaking, a platform is just a platform and it's applications where most
professionals put their focus on.
So it may take some years before rvials popping the champagne corks as well.
If we are talking about vertical business applications, they already are and
it's not a news.
But changing platforms is not as easy as changing a car because, honestly
speaking, a platform is just a platform and it's applications where most
professionals put their focus on.
So it may take some years before rvials popping the champagne corks as well.
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Death said:
That doesn't say Microsoft -- or anyone else for that matter --
shouldn't create operating systems. It is talking about attention, not
dumping operating systems.
With your opinions, that's not surprising.
Who's sane? Who's normal?
Put it on line and see how long your "ownership" lasts.
I don't get GBs of mail. It's not an issue.
And connecting them to an infected computer is stupid. Cloud storage can
be very convenient for computer repair and many other uses.
Not gonna happen.
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Death wrote:
Snip childish drivel and oneupsmanship.
You're very ill informed and have no imagination. On my business web
sites, you will find my address, phone, fax and email. It doesn't take a
genius to figure out what could be done with that information.
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Snip childish drivel and oneupsmanship.
You're very ill informed and have no imagination. On my business web
sites, you will find my address, phone, fax and email. It doesn't take a
genius to figure out what could be done with that information.
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You're very ill informed just like I am and have no imagination. On my
bogus business web sites, you will find my bogus address, phone, fax and
email. It doesn't take a genius to figure out what could be done with
that bogus information.
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You're very ill informed just like I am and have no imagination. On my
bogus business web sites, you will find my bogus address, phone, fax and
email. It doesn't take a genius to figure out what could be done with
that bogus information.
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Axtually certain someone has just read your post and took notes.
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Alias said:
This is a bit like saying someone becoming wealthier will cause them to
become poorer; an argument which doesn't bear a lot of weight. Also MS have
had a proverbial finger in the computing cloud 'pie' for a while.
Not listening to their real grassroot customers in favour of pursuing an
customer-antagonistic, 'allopathic' agenda, is more likely to be the
ultimate cause of the their downfall; The non-provision of a Windows 7
newsgroup, despite the uproar from this group, being a classic example of
this.
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All you need to know is, that between my businesses, I'd probably earn more
in one day than you do in a year.
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Kevin John SmallBone
Alias said:All you need to know is, that between my businesses, I'd probably earn
more in one day than you do in a year.
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Sorry, Monopoly money doesn't count! So you are that rich, you need to run
Open Source software and fix PC's for others, charging them money? HA HA HA
HA HA
Loser.
Remember, if it doesn't sound logical, then it is most likely a lie.
Oh yea, your lips are moving. It is a lie.
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Kevin said:
You're replying to the impostor, idiot.
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Kevin John SmallBone
Alias said:
It doesn't matter which RETARD is posting. I will reply to you or the
imposter depending on content. You really are STUPID.
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Kevin John SmallBone
STAN STARINSKI said:
You dream of an IQ above 60. Too bad. If only you knew how to change the
time on your PC. I suggest calling tech support and they can walk an idiot
like yourself through the steps to fix your clock. I know you're afraid,
but try it.
Just FYI.
<SNIP RAMBLING BULLSHIT>
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Kevin said:
Yeah, and you always say the same untrue things. You really are BORING.
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STAN said:
Really? Considering everything you just posted is untrue, you're not
very smart after all.
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Kevin John SmallBone
Alias said:
You must like the posts because you reply to each and every one of them. I
am doing my Noble Mission by correcting the lies you post on a daily basis
about that SHITTY Ubuntu that nobody wants or needs.
Remember that Ubuntu is FREE and most reject Ubuntu as a TOY OS. Good for
nothing. Worth nothing.
Live with it.