-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
The Market Sees Microsoft Losing Its Grip
,----[ Quote ]
| If that's not what's going on, then what else? A long-term stock chart shows
| Microsoft stock forming a plateau after Mr. Ballmer took over. Something
| caused its stock to lose relative appeal. The above reason is my best guess.
`----
http://seekingalpha.com/article/80660-the-market-sees-microsoft-losing-its-grip
Recent:
Microsoft has lost its grip on the ecosystem
,----[ Quote ]
| This dominance is the product of Microsoft's influence over its partners, but
| Redmond is starting to lose its grip. At least three key manufacturers — of
| chips, PCs and handsets — in the ecosystem have wriggled free. Microsoft,
| used to leading others, is increasingly finding itself being led places it
| doesn't want to go.
|
| The first sign came out of the 'Vista Capable' lawsuit, when previously
| confidential uncovered emails showed what Intel seems to have done to
| Microsoft just prior to the launch of Windows Vista. Intel wanted to stick
| its 915 chipset into new PCs and Microsoft wanted to do the same with Vista —
| the problem was, the 915's embedded graphics capabilities could not handle
| Vista's flashy Aero interface.
`----
http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/comment/0,1000002985,39426609,00.htm
Microsoft earnings post-mortem: The cash cows quiver
,----[ Quote ]
| I can’t help but wonder if the lackluster Windows/Office results also can be
| attributed to Microsoft brass’s complete and crazy obsession with Google (and
| taking over Yahoo) has resulted in no one minding the Windows store. Kevin
| Johnson, the head of Microsoft’s Platforms & Services division seems to be so
| laser-focused on the online-ad business these days that he almost seems to
| have forgotten Microsoft is still in the software business, too.
|
| Microsoft execs’ claims about walking away from the Yahoo deal are nothing
| more than bluster. A protracted hostile takeover bid is just going to
| distract not just employees in Microsoft’s online services business, but
| company management, too. It’s not a pretty picture.
`----
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1362
Microsoft sees slide in profits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7366106.stm
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)
iD8DBQFIT/ckU4xAY3RXLo4RAhZ2AJ949AzgpcSIOnZozOwUm0TvJsjdVwCbBqGI
eBMT9OkfB8Fsb857fkUxTgI=
=Jf1P
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
|
|
