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Mindless at Microsoft

Here we go again. Another clueless quote from the mindless at Microsoft. Steve Ballmer (who else?) let loose with this beauty at a shareholders meeting recently. "The technological shift to Web-based applications and services will be the most significant development of the decade". Truth? Absolutely! But my question is, why did it take Microsoft this long to realize/admit this? After all, the decade is rapidly approaching the 3/4 mark.

Unless you're drinking the Microsoft lemonade, you know the answer. Of course Microsoft knew it, but how could they admit it? They had no strategy, no product, to compete. So they hoped by looking the other way, everyone else would too. Nice try, but just like Microsoft's over priced, average software, it's too little, too late.

I've said it for years. Microsoft is not a software company, they are a marketing company, first and foremost. That worked fine when there were no alternatives to the Microsoft monopoly. When they lied to us, what was your recourse? But those days are gone, and the Microsoft business model is crumbling. Welcome to the web-centric world Microsoft. Let us know if you get relevant again.

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Posted by: imguessing   Posted on: 11/15/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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