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You contradict yourself.
After espousing your ideals on how Microsoft is tring to be everything to everyone and apparently you feel they shouldn't be, with a line right out of the late 90s about how they can force their way into any market they want (would you point out any market Microsoft has forced itself into? ), you go on to say their cash cows are in trouble due to the web, linux, apple etc. and it's going to force change in Redmond? Seems like we went full circle there.


If apple is threatening them in business, then what is Apple doing in that arena? Aren't they hardware and consumer gadgets?


Linux is into everything from business software to game software to embedded software on all kinds of devices.....hmmmm....spread around a bit??


Microsoft is doing what it needs to. Everytime someone counts them out, news comes out they've hit record profits...again! Or the actual sales of Vista have been double what everyone thought they would be, or how Office for Mac is soaring in popularity.


YOu only see the downside of MS and none of the good. Do you do that with Linux and Apple too?
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Debateable  Bozzer | 05/17/08
What are you rambling on about mitbulls?  Intellihence | 05/30/08
Diversity is good  Mikael_z | 05/15/08
itanalyst2 please don't feed that troll.  Intellihence | 05/30/08
well....  macoverdosedotcom | 05/14/08
You contradict yourself.  xuniL_z | 05/14/08
Like I said  macoverdosedotcom | 05/14/08
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well then  macoverdosedotcom | 05/15/08
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too funny..  mrdt | 05/15/08
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Ha  Windows Defender | 05/14/08
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drop all products and get that Touch Wall out.  Randalllind | 05/15/08
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