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What people want from pc's.

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... has Mr. Gates lost touch with "people" and what they want from their PCs? Is he so enamored with "corporate" customers that he forgets that is only a small part of the market?

I think he did make a relevant comment:

We will always get the bulk of our revenues from business customers, particularly large enterprise customers, who are very demanding on making systems very manageable. The amazing thing is that eventually, when consumers have many machines in their home--which isn't now--they will effectively demand zero management. So everything we are doing to make these corporate customers delighted now--driving the management cost down and down and down--will ultimately take the form of what the consumer will demand: no management.


First, business customers are actually 'the bulk' of Microsoft's business.
Second, what they do for businesses will, at present or eventually, be of use to home customers.

And given Microsoft's interest in games and media around the house, among other projects, you can't say they're ignoring the home market completely.
Makes me wonder if I understood you correctly.

Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 03/01/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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