Phil Da Lick! <phil_the_lick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Hadron wrote:
>> "Phil Da Lick!" <phil_the_lickREMOVETHISSPAMTRAP@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>>> Gates-Ballmer Clash Shaped Microsoft's Coming Handover
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>>>> | One of the most successful business partnerships in history was
>>>> coming | unraveled. It was early 2000, and Bill Gates had
>>>> relinquished the chief | executive's job at Microsoft Corp. to Steve
>>>> Ballmer -- for the first time | taking a back seat to his college
>>>> pal and right-hand man of 20 years. | | Mr. Ballmer got the
>>>> title. But Mr. Gates retained the power, triggering a | yearlong
>>>> struggle between the two men that until now has remained largely |
>>>> under wraps. | | Things became so bitter that, on one occasion,
>>>> Mr. Gates stormed out of a | meeting in a huff after a shouting
>>>> match in which Mr. Ballmer jumped to the | defense of several
>>>> colleagues, according to an individual present at the | time. After
>>>> the exchange, Mr. Ballmer seemed "remorseful," the person said. |
>>>> | The conflict between the two men paralyzed business-strategy
>>>> decisions that | the company still wrestles with today. Board
>>>> members stepped in to try to | mediate a truce. `----
>>>>
>>>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121261241035146237.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news
>>>
>>> Interesting how that's the period of microsoft's real windows
>>> troubles. XP's feature set and codebase would have been mainly
>>> finalised by the time Gates handed over, and what have we seen since
>>> then? A massive problem getting XP SP2 out the door on time and the
>>> less said about the Vista debacle the better. Come back Bill, all is
>>> forgiven? Well, maybe not but somebody competent needs to take the
>>> reins there.
>>
>> Could you talk more rubbish? XP is doing very well. Instead of telling
>> lies from la-la land, why not try advocating Linux?
>
> XP was created before 2001 dumbfuck. Try reading before drivelling.
XP was planned to be discontinued by now. The huge failure of Vista, in
particular, the amazing lack of vision in not spotting the rise of
mobility and devices, left Microsoft in the terrible position of only
having an OS released in 2000, 8 years ago, with a few cosmetic patches
released before 2003 (XP, NT5.1), to compete with operating system
offerings which are absolutely up to date.
The Vista failure encompasses multiple problems:
1. Misreading the need for "greener" computing - reduced CO2 output
2. Misreading the enormous growth in mobility and appliances
3. Misreading the consolidation onto Linux on traditional desktops and
laptops
4. Misreading the global need for standard file formats in order to
ensure inter-operability and readability between customers and
suppliers, citizens and governments
5. Misreading the need for ultra-inexpensive hardware for the developing
world
6. Misreading the willingness of CIOs to be lead down another cycle of
hardware upgrades and incompatible software integration, when foss has
shown that existing hardware and foss avoid these problems.
7. Misreading the willingness of governments to continue to shovel money
at "ocean boiling" projects
8. Misreading the willingness of schools to continue to invest in
expensive, proprietary solutions when there are less expensive, open
ones available which offer superior capability
9. Misreading Microsoft's ability to conquer the gaming console market
up against Sony and Nintendo.
10. Misreading the general public's willingness to be "wowed" by a bunch
of special effects on a computer screen.
11. Overestimating Microsoft's ability to influence international
standards bodies.
12. Underestimating the network effect associated with Firefox &
OpenOffice
13. Underestimating the willingness of people to migrate to network
hosted appliations (google office stuff), mainly because of the failure
to recognise the importance of mobility.
14. Overestimating the power of the desktop in the mobility world - most
people do *not* regard their desktop computer as the centre of their
world.
...
Microsoft had no other available option than a return to XP, since this
was the last time that anyone liked anything which they had done.
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