__/ [ Roy Culley ] on Sunday 14 May 2006 23:51 \__
> begin risky.vbs
> <8YN9g.69331$wl.49796@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> M <ihatespam.0.a101888@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>
>> If failure does come, it will be because of their inability to adapt
>> quickly enough to a changing world.
>
> MS have never been able to adapt quickly. They have survived to date
> by illegally using their monopoly position and the wealth they have to
> buy or crush those that oppose them. This tactic fails utterly against
> FOSS. Their demise is inevitable.
>
> What shows just how inept MS are is their total failure in any market
> that isn't reliant on Windows and Office. When the revenue from the
> Windows and office cash cow tumble so does MS. Roll on Vista and MS
> Office 200x. The writing is on the wall.
They will not die away so quickly; it will happen over time. Deep pockets
can buy you that high position that guarantees more opportunities for FUD
-- that which blinds the masses. I never fool myself by saying that
Microsoft will die overnight. A week ago they tries to snatch some of
Yahoo. Today i read about their use of Open Source software in their
supercomputing O/S.
Microsot is like a very stubborn rat (Microsoft mouse). If you seal the
hole in the wall, they will come out of your toilet bowl, stinking more
radically than ever before.
Best wishes,
Roy
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