[dba-Tech] Microsoft

Not to mention that the 'buying your way out of obscurity' strategy also means you take on more costs beyond just the purchase price.

- Hans


On 2013-05-10, at 3:05 PM, "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote:

> The gamblers fallacy.   Some people never learn.
> 
> With ANY finite amount of money, the odds are against them when using that strategy.
> Eventually, they WILL lose it all.
> 
> -- 
> Stuart
> 
> On 10 May 2013 at 14:33, Jim Lawrence wrote:
> 
>> Hi Hans:
>> 
>> That is quite probably true but with deep pockets comes options and they are
>> absolutely committed to their current course. It is either win or lose it
>> all. Just double-down and roll that dice again...with enough money the odds
>> are in their favour...they have to hit it right, eventually. 
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian
>> Andersen
>> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 1:09 PM
>> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Microsoft
>> 
>> This feels more like a sign of desperation rather than a sound business
>> investment.
>> 
>> - Hans
>> 
>> 
>> On 2013-05-10, at 11:50 AM, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 
>>> Even with all the body blows, that Microsoft has endured recently, they
>> are
>>> hardly throwing in the towel. 
>>> 
>>> Microsoft may be bent but they are not broken or should I say broke. In
>>> order to make their Windows8 platform more appealing they may just buy
>> Nook
>>> media and build that feature into their OS. (Getting exclusive rights to
>>> this new feature may just cost a cool billion...not really expensive but a
>>> billion here and a billion there and pretty soon it starts adding up to
>> real
>>> money.)
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://paidcontent.org/2013/05/09/in-nook-microsoft-sees-a-chance-to-compete
>>> -against-amazon-and-apple/
>>> 
>>> Jim
>>> 
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