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Microsoft v Everyone/Anyone
I've been in IT in various incarnations for a lot of years, and it's just the last 6 months that I've noticed that Microsoft are really having to defend themselves in their traditionally secure marketplace.

I'm not ashamed to say that I've been a supported of MS for years, but I switched to a Mac last year. I'm not debating the merits of one over the other, but I have noticed lately that MS seem to be losing the battle. Office 2007 is awful, Vi$ta is not selling well (apart from on new machines where users don't have a choice) Governments are banning the use of Vista, they've never been able to catch Google for search, there's the old XBOX live/PS3 battle, Google office/Open office gaining lots of users, the list goes on.

Has anyone else noticed this, or it is just me because of my switch to Mac?
Posted by: davidbai   Posted on: 03/15/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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did he just say "google needs to be less successful"  stevey_d | 03/15/07
Microsoft v Everyone/Anyone  davidbai | 03/15/07
It is your switch to the Mac  NonZealot | 03/15/07
"Do you not see the delicious irony"  nomorems | 03/16/07
hmm  davidbai | 03/16/07
What happens when MS is not #1  voska | 03/19/07
Ballmer calls Google's growth plans 'insane'  Loverock Davidson | 03/15/07
haha  stevey_d | 03/15/07
Oh clueless one...  marksashton | 03/16/07
Google will expand.  nomorems | 03/17/07
Do you have a pipe...  tek_heretik | 03/18/07
Truer words were never spoken....  Mike Cox | 03/15/07
yes, you're right. Microsoft relies on thick clients.  stevey_d | 03/15/07
You need a new rep  tic swayback | 03/15/07
Wow  jagreenwood | 03/16/07
Better see a doctor about that hook in your lip  Zeppo9191 | 03/16/07
LMAO!!  shawkins | 03/16/07
Ahh, fresh fish  shallow_diver | 03/16/07
Hook, Rod and Sinker  SysAdmin202 | 03/16/07
Does Anyone Take Ballmer Seriously Anymore?  itanalyst | 03/15/07
Nope  DarthRidiculous | 03/15/07
Well,  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/07
Well, Coming From A Complete IDIOT Like You  itanalyst | 03/16/07
Who's the bigger fool?  voska | 03/19/07
He is a Freak Show  mighetto | 03/16/07
Are you forgetting Microsoft Virtual Earth (or whatever name it ends up as)  nomorems | 03/16/07
Of course he hates it. The best and the brightest employees are going to  DonnieBoy | 03/15/07
Once again, on the outside looking in  John Zern | 03/19/07
Balmer is delusional  DarthRidiculous | 03/15/07
Well Ballmer knows insane, has to live with himself  Boot_Agnostic | 03/16/07
The whole company is insane.  nomorems | 03/16/07
Leave Sun Microsystems  Boot_Agnostic | 03/16/07
Leave your karma out of my ethos. (NT)  nomorems | 03/16/07
Leave your responses out of my posts.  Boot_Agnostic | 03/18/07
I think he does protest to much.  linux for me | 03/16/07
His assertion is accurate.  Anton Philidor | 03/16/07
Could not disagree more!  bchesmer | 03/16/07
Then please disagree.  Anton Philidor | 03/16/07
Hey, Anton...it's not just Ballmer going Nuts. Billy is nuts too!  nomorems | 03/16/07
Actually, it's an idea pioneered by 3M  CobraA1 | 03/16/07
Actually, it's an idea pioneered by 3M  CobraA1 | 03/16/07
Actually, it's an idea pioneered by 3M  CobraA1 | 03/16/07
Sorry about the triplicate post  CobraA1 | 03/16/07
Hubris  techboy_z | 03/16/07
Critiquing other people's businesses  John L. Ries | 03/16/07
Well yeah... but,  shawkins | 03/16/07
I want to see the growth for everyone  freedomrider | 03/16/07
Another thing Microsoft did was to...  nomorems | 03/16/07
Google probably borrowed perks from 3M  CobraA1 | 03/16/07
Reverse psychology?  HypnoToad72 | 03/16/07
"Milking", he would know about milking...  tek_heretik | 03/18/07
Wonder IBM said the same with Microsoft  voska | 03/19/07

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