__/ [ John Bailo ] on Friday 16 June 2006 17:14 \__
> nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> Gates is a genius at ruthless marketing, but in some ways Microsoft's
>> troubles in recent years (security, failure to anticipate the web
>> services model, etc) are the chickens coming home to roost from Gates'
>> earlier policies and decisions. So it seems to me that it will
>> strengthen Microsoft if Gates leaves, and Ballmer (his college
>> classmate! I didn't know that) too. But even if the new management is
>> optimal, they will still have the drag of their legacy, putting them at
>> a disadvantage compared to competitors like Google. Vista itself may
>> have been a mistake.
>
> They rode the horse while it was young and strong.
>
> Now the horse is old and tired.
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| / | They probably fear that gamble, which is | \ |
| / | leaving the cash cows behind and | \ |
| / | replacing them with new tools in a | \ |
| / | totally new territory, right to Google's | \ |
| / | elbow. | \ |
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| / | Gates was reluctant to replace what he | \ |
| / | has come to love, so he was too late to | \ |
| / | replace his native, desktop applications | \ |
| / | and announce the entry into the market | \ |
| / | of the future: Web services. Microsoft | \ |
| / | now seeks developers and startups to | \ |
| / | acquire, but the train has long ago | \ |
| / | departed. | \ |
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> They are merely jockeys...well paid for their wins.
>
> And now, retired.
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