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Excerpt from an Om Malik interview
Will Microsoft and Windows survive?
Microsoft doesn’t have the wherewithal to cannibalize itself. They keep doing things which are patchwork. But they do a good job of it. They have a huge market, they have a huge market share. Apple, in contrast, will take an existing product and say, yes, we will destroy it. You know that if iPad keeps growing in popularity, computers become an afterthought. But one can’t laugh at Microsoft. They are a very serious company with a really serious revenue base.
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I’m surprised this took so long
Now we know why Microsoft officials refused to discuss whether OnLive — the company offering iPad and Android tablet users a hosted Windows desktop app — was in violation of Microsoft licensing terms.
It seems Microsoft believes they are.
“We are actively engaged with OnLive with the hope of bringing them into a properly licensed scenario, and we are committed to seeing this issue is resolved,” said Joe Matz, Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Licensing and Pricing at Microsoft, in a March 8 blog post.
From today’s post, it seems it took a note from Gartner regarding licensing… Continue reading: Microsoft in dispute with OnLive over Windows desktop-on-iPad licensing | ZDNet
A timely Amazon reality check
Open … and Shut Amazon is on a roll, and it’s no longer just a question of dominating online retailing or public cloud computing. According to a Business Insider article, Amazon is already clearing more than $1bn each year in advertising revenue. This has Google scared. But it probably should have Apple scared, too.
Amazon, after all, is the anti-Apple. Whereas Apple only knows how to do high-margin businesses, Amazon only knows how to do low-margin businesses. Guess which one tends to dominate markets over time?
Microsoft and Apple should hit Amazon, not Google • The Register
Strange days indeed
The underlying message meant to be conveyed through the videos was “we’re fun-loving nerds and proud of it.” Microsoft wanted to offer proof that it had a kinder, gentler side to counter the public’s impresion of it as the unstoppable dark empire of software. It was the sort of thing that a company would try in an effort to erase years of antitrust hearings, iron-fisted business dealings, and awkward performances from Gates and Ballmer.
Microsoft Mocks Google and—Shocker—Is Funny – Businessweek
Continue reading: Microsoft Mocks Google and—Shocker—Is Funny – Businessweek
Kind of surprising Microsoft introduced this under the MSN brand; also see Microsoft’s MSN Aims to Lure Younger Users by Touting Hot Trends (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Ever feel like you have to jump from site to site in order to piece together what’s happening in the world? Good news for those who like to stay up-to-date on the latest trends — msnNOW, a new service from MSN at now.msn.com, will help you stay in the know. msnNOW is the first service to surface the latest buzz from Facebook, Twitter, Bing and BreakingNews.com, all in one place. It cuts through the clutter of the Web, providing an up-to-the-minute view of breaking trends and the hottest… Continue reading: MSN Launches msnNOW to Keep You in the Know [Microsoft News Center]
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Microsoft and Apple should hit Amazon, not Google • The Register
