Peter Brawley
peter.brawley at earthlink.net
Thu Mar 7 13:58:40 CST 2013
On 2013-03-07 1:30 PM, Hans-Christian Andersen wrote: > They may still be in the race, but they are weak and dangerously close to a knockout punch. The fact we are even talking about this says something. > > Like the Roman Empire, Microsoft will not disappear overnight, but they will suffer failure after failure as they have too many fingers in different pies with fierce competitors nipping at their toes and slowly become irrelevant. In my opinion, they already are far down that road. > > They need a full corporate culture makeover. What worked for them in the 90's doesn't work anymore. Now /that's/ good news. > As you said as well, for them to survive, Doesn't matter if they do or don't. PB > they need to be more focused and be able to swallow their pride by giving up on some things. The market doesn't want a desktop monopoly anymore and it doesn't need one either. > > And Ballmer needs to go... > > - Hans > > > On 2013-03-07, at 10:57 AM, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Microsoft is much too big of player to be counted out. >> >> They are going to have to take a back seat for a while and remake themselves >> much like the unstoppable IBM has done. I think they should consider few >> options. >> >> 1. Maybe they should separate OS versions into various types. depending on >> what type of platform and hardware. >> >> 2. Maybe concentrate on specific environments like the Cloud. >> >> 3. Realize that they can not be all things to all people all at the same >> time. >> >> 4. Allow third-party OSs and products to integrate better. Change the >> attitude that all their competition must lose for them to succeed. >> >> 5. Have long-term strategies for specific products rather than build and >> dump products on a whim. >> >> 6. Work closer with the people that develop their products. Outside >> developers built their company and those same developers can dump their >> company if they are not being treated right. Look no further than Oracle for >> a good example of building Tech loyalty. >> >> 7. Lose the attitude that they are number one and deserve to be so. Start >> listening more to their supporters or they wouldn't have many. >> >> Picking any option from this list and following through on it will help in >> Microsoft's recovery. >> >> Jim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin >> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 5:46 PM >> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Beating a dead horse? >> >> Unless it finds a home in the tablet and is favored by the corporate world >> who have been in the Microsoft desktop world for 25 years. >> >> The article seems to say that W8 will fail on the desk/laptop . Probably. >> But reasons 1, 2, 3, 4 all relate to the PC world - a world we know has >> declining sales. >> >> But what if over the next few years, people abandon their desk/laptops >> because they don't need them. They need mobility more - communications, web >> browsing, the cloud, information. So they'll be carrying tablets instead of >> laptops and netbooks. >> >> I wouldn't count them out yet. >> >> R >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence >> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 5:22 PM >> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >> Subject: [dba-Tech] Beating a dead horse? >> >> Yes, we are probably beating a dead horse. >> >> It seems to all the proponents of computer industry are giving Win8 a thumbs >> down and they are relentless. >> >> http://www.zdnet.com/five-reasons-why-windows-8-has-failed-7000012104/ >> >> My personal feeling is as soon as Microsoft can cut their bleeding and move >> on with another more acceptable product the better it will be for the >> company. I never thought I could ever feel sorry for Microsoft, even >> slightly but I do...I can hardly stand to watch their Windows product lines >> committing slow and an excruciating painful suicide in public. How very far >> the great has fallen. >> >> OTOH, who knows, maybe if MS sticks to the product long enough or re-markets >> it there just might be a turn around but it will hardly be a rapid event. >> >> Jim >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >