"Death" <death@rottingcorpses.x-x> wrote in
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> "Alias" <aka@hewhoismasked&anonymous.com> wrote in message
> news:i2eh8m$7rj$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/201783/micros
>> oft_solid_today_shaky_tomorrow.html?tk=hp_new
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> Billionaires don't take financial advise from
> thousandaires. Why do you insist on posting the opinions of
> dumbasses? What expertise do you think the writer of that
> article possess?
"My work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, CNET, Macworld, and Wired. My
articles have won four journalism awards from the American Society of Business
Publication Editors (2009, 2008, 2007, 2000), and one Western Publishing Association
Maggie Award (2009)."
It appears someone/some agency thiks he's good enough to win awards....not that I
am aware of any of those....but.......
The article didn't make any far-fetched accusations, as only the title was a it
'sensationalized'.
Everything else said was true.............
".......And there's little doubt that Windows 7 is a hit. More than 10 percent of all PCs
worldwide run Windows 7, which is the fastest-selling operating system in history,
Redmond claims. And while Microsoft's third-quarter revenue of $14.5 billion rose a
modest 6 percent over the same period a year earlier, profits shot up an impressive 35
percent."
".....Redmond has stumbled badly in the cell phone arena. Its Windows Mobile 6.x
platform is essentially moribund. Know anyone who uses a Windows phone anymore?
(Yes, I know they're out there, but their numbers are dwindling fast.) The company
recently scrapped its social media-oriented Kin device, which arrived on the mobile
scene at least a year too late. And while Microsoft's upcoming Windows Phone 7
software does look promising, devices that run it won't debut for a few more months."
"......Meanwhile, Microsoft continues to milk its Windows PC cash cow for all its worth.
When it comes to the desktop and laptop market (both business and consumer),
Redmond rules with its series of dominant products, including Windows 7 and the
latest versions of Office, Exchange, and SharePoint."
"......But that could quickly change if low-cost laptop and tablet devices running one of
Google's mobile operating systems--Android or the upcoming Chrome OS--prove
popular for businesses."
I don't know about this one........MS has a history of winning back customers by simply
nearly giving stuff away....like the Nigerian OLPC fianco.
and.... "......Microsoft's PC-centric ways should be a cause for alarm in Redmond.
It's no surprise that the company's biggest revenue growth is in its Windows and
Windows Live division, while its Online Services and Entertainment and Devices
divisions are relatively flat. Microsoft sees its Bing search, Xbox Live, and budding
cloud services as areas of growth--but they're not there yet.
Redmond's revenue stream is too desktop-centric for its own good. Despite its
Windows-oriented success, the company is a big question mark moving forward."
The last statement above is the closing opinion, and well, not totally off-base, at this
time.
I didn't see any bold proclamations that MS is going under soon.