Interesting article (tease) about Microsoft's failures

[wheels]

Upcoming article about MS fall.

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2012/07/microsoft-downfall-emails-steve-ballmer

[the86d]

I think that this 10 year period is that same as Apple's pre-OSuX years, but I believe those were many years longer...

[Lu(ky]

For some reason I do not think Steve Ballmer fits with MS.
Also I think Windows 8 seems more like something to compete with the cell phone section like Apple Iphone, and Droid products etc..

[AfghanVetOrcutt]

This is the reason why I bought a Mac when I needed a new computer. Haven't looked back since.

[paul0660]

Consumer electronics and computers are and aren't the same thing. Competition is good. If Ballmer had hair this would not be an issue.

Without Apple, we MS users would still be typing c:/ to start the day.

Without MS, a startup computer would still cost $5K.

[the86d]

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Without XEROX PARC(?), we MS users would still be typing cd \WPC to start the day.
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Fixed it for you...

[Cowboy T]

Microsoft used to allow their people a fair degree of freedom when it came to development of new stuff. It used to be a fun place to work back in the day. Steve Ballmer was not a good choice, and I was saying that right when he was announced to succeed Bill ("bad move, this won't work out well").

The problem is that Ballmer's too much a manager and not enough of a visionary. He's way too authoritarian and has always fostered that kind of culture. Look at Microsoft now. Instead of innovating, they're bribing governments around the world and suing smaller, truly innovating outfits for dubious claims. That's when you're on the downslope. Microsoft needs to get rid of Ballmer and put someone with a better understanding of tech and its usage into the President/CEO title.

[the86d]

...and not code in India where normal use is not tested thoroughly enough.