____/ Mark Kent on Friday 22 February 2008 14:05 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Gates on Yahoo: It's the people
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Asked what makes Yahoo worth more than $40 billion, Gates pointed not to
>>| the company's products, its huge base of advertisers, or its market share,
>>| but rather to the company's engineers. Those people, he said, are what
>>| Microsoft needs to go after Google.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9874922-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
>>
>> In other words, Microsoft requires *NIX skills and it cannot hire people.
>> All Microsoft has left is the executive exodus and the huge drop in terms of
>> employee attraction (see news below).
>>
>> Do they /really/ think the 'Yahoos' will stay on board and take order from
>> Ballmer & Gang?
>>
>
> If they're smart, they'll be brushing-up their CVs.
Sooner or later they might have too. Under Microsoft's rule, the company's days
will be numbered (Microsoft that is).
Fighting for its long-term suvival, Microsoft could not care less about being
seen as a bully and facing another antitrust investigation (a 4th simultaneous
one).
Microsoft roadkill.
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