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Excerpt from an accentuate-the-positive Microsoft reality check
If Microsoft fails now, it’ll be because of two other shortcomings. First, it relies on third-party hardware makers to get its software to the masses. And second, it still derives most of its money from desktop PCs. When Steve Jobs came back to Apple in the 1990s, he had nothing to lose. He could scrap Apple’s OS and replace it with something new, push the firm into mobile devices, and open physical and digital stores. Sure, some of this seemed crazy, but what was the harm in trying—Apple was nearly bankrupt anyway. And then, when he decided what he wanted to do, Jobs could control the experience entirely. He… Continue reading: Windows Phone 7, Windows 8: How Microsoft can reclaim its throne in 2012 – Slate Magazine
Another potential Google/Microsoft milestone for 2012
Who will it be this year? Well, it could be Google. The search company is just $19 billion behind Microsoft. All it would take is Google’s stock going on a tear, and Microsoft’s fading or sitting still.
CHART OF THE DAY: Will Google’s Market Cap Pass Microsoft’s This Year?
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Excerpt from a Jean-Louis Gassée year-end review
Nokia: The company has more cash, about 10B€ ($13B) and a big partner in Microsoft. The latest Nokia financials are here and show the company’s business decelerates on all fronts, this in a booming market. Even if initial reactions to the newest Windows Phone handsets aren’t said to be wildly enthusiastic, it is a bit early to draw conclusions. But Wall Street (whose wisdom is less than infinite) has already passed judgment:
Let’s put it plainly: No one but RIM needs RIM; but Microsoft’s future in the smartphone (and,… Continue reading: 2011: Shift Happens | Monday Note
tbd if Microsoft’s apparent strategy to relegate non-PC devices to satellite status (i.e., you do your primary work on a Windows PC using Office, and selectively interact with the content/services/etc. from other devices), essentially treating the iPad, for example, like a super-sized iPhone, will be successful
First, Microsoft realizes that it doesn’t dominate computing anymore–especially the mobile world. That reality is running into another key fact: Microsoft applications are everywhere.
In other words, Microsoft’s plans to launch iPad versions of OneNote, Lync and SkyDrive, which isn’t optimized for Apple’stablet, is just smart business. Simply put, the killer app on a single platform days are over.
Why Microsoft suddenly wants… Continue reading: Why Microsoft suddenly wants its software on the iPad | Business Tech – CNET News
Crowdsourcing FUD – I wonder if these guys received free Android phones
Want a free Windows Phone? Well, it turns out that you may be able to get one for free – all you need to do is tell Microsoft about the malware problems you’ve had with Android smartphones.
Yes, that’s right. Microsoft’s latest social media marketing initiative is not to focus on the benefits of a Windows Phone device but instead – in a somewhat below-the-belt punch – invite Android users to share their stories of malware woe.
Microsoft offers free Windows phones to Android malware victims | Naked Security
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Microsoft offers free Windows phones to Android malware victims | Naked Security