[Op/Ed] 12 Reasons for Microsoft Demise

[Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://toorg.blogspot.com/2006/05/why-microsoft-will-fail.html

Gist:

1.Staff turnover / morale
2.Profitability
3.The ?Good enough? syndrome
4.API compatibility
5.Malware
6.Risk exposure for litigation
7.Microsoft is perceived to be an unethical
8.Linux threatens Windows
9.OpenOffice threatens MS Office
10.MySQL / PostgrSQL / Firebird threatens MS SQL Server
11.The Open Document Format
12.Lack of innovation