mdt
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Authored by mdt on Aug 24, 2013 19:31:47 GMT
Ok, So that's my take on the headline anyway. Cross-posting a post I put on Ars about the article below. Link--------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, Microsoft made money under his tenure. It even grew. The problem is, perspective. Microsoft had everything they could possibly want, all the financing they could use, and utter dominance in most if not all of the electronics software world. They've been out-thought and out maneuvered in every new market they've tried to enter. Even their games division is just 'not bleeding' anymore, and it's the most successful of their new forays. This is really a lot like someone being given the ability to pull baseball players out of time, at the peak of their career. Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Barry Bonds, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb, Roger Clemens, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantel, Honus Wagner, Lou Gehrig, and the next 20 top baseball players after them. Then put them into the National League as a team, and at the end of the season, proclaim how successful Coach Ballmer was for making it to the playoffs, and that just because he didn't win the pennant doesn't make this a bad season, as it's very hard to win the pennant.
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Authored by Bill R on Aug 24, 2013 23:15:50 GMT
Microsoft has always been very good maintaining their hold on the market, through the use of the three Es. Problem is, Microsoft is not good at attempting to capture market share on other areas. In the PC market, still the 800 lb gorilla but the market has shifted. Now tablets, phones and other devices are taking market share driven by IOS and Android and Microsoft has not been able to grasp what is happening. This is different in the past where they were attempting to expand into gaming consoles, web services, etc this is consumers realizing that they don't need a PC to access the web when an Android or IOS device will do what they need.
Microsoft is not in any danger of losing their core market any time soon, the market has just moved beyond the PC.
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