On 2006-03-30, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Microsoft are changing. In fact, they has already done so by moving to We-
> b-based services (notably Live which will incorporate Live Office Applica-
> tions). Thus far, Microsoft are not doing well.
In general, I agree. See my .sig, for example. I don't think Microsoft
(or GM) will vanish, but what survives won't look much like their former
incarnations.
> Bill Gates has said on
> various occasions that services are the future, indirectly implying that
> he hasn't much trust in the prospects of Windows, Office and the rest of
> the flagships.
That's long-term, though. For the next few years Windows and Office
will continue to be the core of their business, and the main reason
anyone considers buying from them at all.
--
Sincerely,
Ray Ingles (313) 227-2317
"Choice, flexibility and cost are really the driving factors [for
Linux adoption]. And Microsoft would have to stop being Microsoft
to ever compete with that combination." - emkey
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