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Arrogance takes the blame
They sit up there blowing money and thinking they're entitled to the number one position. They waste money on crappy POS music players and search portals. Hey, Ballmer, fire anyone who is not MAKING MONEY for your company. I didn't go to Harvard Business School, but I at least know that much.
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Arrogance takes the blame  HollywoodDog | 01/22/09
Crap Music Player?  GuidingLight | 01/22/09
Is today your last day? (nt)  n0neXn0ne | 01/22/09
Nah they'll get rid of technology talent first,  Amelioration | 01/25/09
The Zune is OK.  Bruizer | 01/22/09
Shill  Jim4Prez | 01/23/09
Arrogance : "will be able to run a full copy of Windows 7"  Amelioration | 01/25/09
Note to Microsoft: Windows may be "elastic"  Roque Mocan | 01/22/09
2009 could prove how far consumer patience stretches. B-doiiing!! (nt)  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 01/22/09
Microsoft faces a future of increasingly competing with "free" ...  George Mitchell | 01/22/09
So far, "free crap" just don't cut it.  transposeIT | 01/22/09
"Free Crap"  lordshipmayhem | 01/25/09
I can name an advantage Windows has over Linux.  Amelioration | 01/25/09
Blue screens  de-void | 01/26/09
Still, why does MS have to reduce the price of Windows for Netbooks if the  DonnieBoy | 02/16/09
Flip the Coin  mrjoctave@... | 01/23/09
Assuming that the desktop stays as relevant  Amelioration | 01/25/09
I feel sorry for Microsoft.  Amelioration | 01/25/09
Win7 likely to be the cause of Client's 8% drop ...  de-void | 01/22/09
Its amazing...  storm14k | 01/22/09
Amazing indeed  de-void | 01/22/09
Stability.  Amelioration | 01/25/09
Profiting from human ignorance, stupidity and hopelessness  Amelioration | 01/25/09
MS has Winows XP  JABBER_WOLF | 01/22/09
In theory.  TripleII | 01/22/09
XP runs extremely well in a vacuum.  Amelioration | 01/25/09
Are OSX sales down too?  boed | 01/22/09
OS X is going great  Ken_z | 01/22/09
OUCH! Wash. unemployment pays well.  HollywoodDog | 01/22/09
How will all of this impact us?  daileyml | 01/22/09
It's about not downgrading to Vista.  bjbrock | 01/22/09
RE: Microsoft blames netbook appeal, marketing costs for Windows drop  just ask | 01/22/09
Agreed - for the most part  boed | 01/22/09
For companies, upgrade may not be an incremental cost  hamobu | 01/22/09
M$ is deluding themselves.  Ronin1 | 01/23/09
Oh, yeah, it's the netbooks.  Henrik Moller | 01/22/09
And the world is choosing Linux? Not yet.  Boxarox | 01/22/09
My mom's basement?  Henry Miller | 01/22/09
Microsoft Formula 1 Team  Amelioration | 01/25/09
But Linux IS eating Microsoft's lunch!  George Mitchell | 01/22/09
I would put it even more bluntly  Alan(UK) | 01/23/09
Utter nonsense  de-void | 01/23/09
Utter nonsense  Alan(UK) | 01/23/09
I certainly hope so! (nt)  Ronin1 | 01/23/09
The cost of the OS is practically negligible  de-void | 01/26/09
"Windows-compatible skills"  Amelioration | 01/25/09
2 year?  T1Oracle | 01/23/09
Only the begining  Eduardo_z | 01/22/09
It's not as unlikely as you think.  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 01/22/09
That would truly be a mistake.  TripleII | 01/22/09
OK not exactly sure what you mean - new money?  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 01/23/09
We are basically agreeing.  TripleII | 01/24/09
RE: WinCE  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 01/24/09
Windows Mobile is built on WinCE  de-void | 01/26/09
If Win 7 is not a resource hog like Vista  Ronin1 | 01/23/09
Couldn't Ballmer & execs take a 1% pay cut...  olePigeon | 01/22/09
Employed doing what?  vikingnyc@... | 01/23/09
Not enough, Microsoft engineers are paid fairly well  balsover | 01/23/09
RE: Microsoft blames netbook appeal, marketing costs for Windows drop  lattefun@... | 01/23/09
ROI  carrilion | 01/23/09
Sorry, but no!  de-void | 01/23/09
Attract and Retain Top Talent  carrilion | 01/23/09
Marketing?  seanferd | 01/23/09
RE: Microsoft blames netbook appeal, marketing costs for Windows drop  Ronin1 | 01/23/09
RE: Microsoft blames netbook appeal, marketing costs for Windows drop  atari8bit@... | 01/24/09
RE: Microsoft blames netbook appeal, marketing costs for Windows drop  John Biles | 01/24/09
Microsoft blames.........  Ole Man | 01/25/09
Linux is coming.  MarkyGoldstein | 01/26/09

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