__/ [ John Locke ] on Saturday 17 March 2007 17:17 \__
>>| Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday bad-mouthed Google for being
>>| successful at only one business (even though it's a business Microsoft
>>| has been trying unsuccessfully to break into). But the target doesn't
>>| matter. It could have been Linux. Or Apple. I'm just worn out by the
>>| repetition. Ballmer's trash-talking is a tired routine. He needs to get a
>>| new act. I would say the '80s and '90s."
> When a company starts bashing another company's success it is usually
> a symptom of serious internal problems.
>
> Microsoft is trying to be a "jack-of-all-trades" and like a war on
> many fronts, it will weaken your comapny and zap you in the end.
> They should be doing only one thing...producing a viable operating
> system...period.
I suppose you have already heard about them stepping up to compete with:
* Cisco et al (routing)
* Intel/AMD/Sun/IBM (processors)
* Apple (media players and store)
* Others... cable, electricity, Gates' investment in hotels
This is insane! Less is more. They refuse to concentrate on a niche because
their bread and butter (Windows and Office) are slowly and gradually losing
their attraction. Integration of the elements above is hard, and it leads to
confusion, lack of focus, and lack of direction. Don't even take /my/ word
for it. Listen to Microsoft's own leaders.
Niall Sez Microsoft is Too Big and Paralyzed
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| Lots of echoes in the chamber rolled up at TechMeme. Rumblings of
| cut-backs and paralysis and Microsoft being the new IBM. I certainly
| agree with the desire for Microsoft to be a way smaller company (thoughI
| think every time I say that, or ring a bell, 100 more people get hired).
| I'm not bought into the split-up, except for the sobering benefit of
| cutting off the cash-cow money flow that allows an abundance of waste
| and bad decisions elsewhere in the company.
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