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    • Sun Nov 23rd 22:07 PM
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      Microsoft vs. Open Source: Differences Explained by the Real World
      A positive effect of Open source is MSFT almost gives away office pro software to markets that would be very hyper-sensitive to price like college students. They also give away developer and server software to student-developers under their dreamsparks program
      There are hyper-sensitive managers also. Eventually the learning curve costs replaces purchase savings, and no peer managers follow the self- appointment open source advocate manager. MSFT still is the winner.

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    • Sun Nov 16th 19:16 PM
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      European Union Continues to Beat on Microsoft
      code for "not Microsoft" although the concept of “open standards” is absurd.
      I would like to know what is absurd about open standards. I have not read this perspective before. I suppose it means, IT that gives a company an advantage will not be from open source, as it cannot give any single company an advantage. The competitive advantage is what every company is looking for or paying for.



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    • Fri Nov 14th 11:27 AM
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      Microsoft Online Store May Drive Another Nail in Retail Coffin
      the prices appears to be the full suggested retail price. that is sticker shock.
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    • Fri Nov 14th 03:13 AM
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      Do Google Docs and Spreadsheets Pose a Threat to Office?
      >>The performance isn't always great, but the functionality is excellent
      This description supports the concept of services + software. Microsoft just won.

      On Nov 14 02:21 AM Y.I. wrote:

      > Microsoft's hold on the office apps market will take a long time
      > to disintegrate -- but eventually it will. I've become an avid user
      > of Google docs. The performance isn't always great, but the functionality
      > is excellent, and once you start sharing docs the collaboration is
      > just amazing.
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      > My guess is that when netbooks get real traction, there will be a
      > more dramatic shift to online apps.
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    • Mon Nov 3rd 11:28 AM
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      PC Makers Face Netbook Peril - Barron's
      Why don't you talk about how the Chevy Chevette is going to eliminate the Corvette because a Chevy Chevette has four wheels, a steering wheel and can go over 55 miles per hour. Or maybe how the Ford Granada will replace the Mercedes Benz because both are a greyish color.
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    • Sun Nov 2nd 21:14 PM
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      Will Microsoft Peak in the Next Few Years?
      Every 5 years the experts predict MSFT has peaked and the platitudes come flying out from every corner. MSFT is the only company with money and experience controlling anything as large as MSFT controls.
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    • Fri Oct 31st 11:29 AM
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      Why is Microsoft Tepid in Its March to Cloud Computing?
      Why swap out software (with a 60 percent margin) for services (with a 15 percent margin) faster than slower?

      If MSFT can write an operating system that commands a 60% margin, why can't they write a cloud operating system that commands the same margin? Both are software and both are in a hyper competitive market. The muscles supporting the cloud, a PC network, or a PC are different, but at the core it is software and MSFT could create a strong market position in them all. They've done it before.
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    • Tue Oct 28th 10:57 AM
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      Can Microsoft Catch Up with Cloud Computing?
      i see your point. I would add that 'cloud' computing is what everyone is talking about, so MSFT had to respond to all those conversations. It also could reflect the enthusiasm inside the company about the project. They'll also get a lot of feedback whilch is what MSFT wants. There is also the phrase that it always takes MSFT three versions to get it right.

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    • Fri Oct 24th 11:07 AM
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      Now That Earnings Are in, When Will Microsoft Go in for the Kill?
      Yahoo! will have to approach MSFT or the concern would be the deal would be too hostile to workout in the end.
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    • Wed Oct 22nd 22:48 PM
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      Ballmer Needs to Live Up to the Hype
      Ballmer has done a great job generating a better income statement and balance sheet. That is not reflected in the share price because the P/E ratio has collasped. He was able to do this great job while not getting the free ride of a skyrocketing stock price to keep morale high that the previous mgmt had working for them.
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    • Mon Oct 13th 10:56 AM
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      The Next Tech Boom: Infrastructure 2.0
      I wish it were all this simple.
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    • Thu Oct 2nd 10:34 AM
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      Microsoft, Sun Do Well in Open Source Census
      How is it determined if the software was installed but not used. That is, I have software on my PC that I installed in order to try out the software and decided it was not for me. I didn't bother deleting it. This would be more common if the network admin installed the software and I couldn't delete the software even if I wanted to delete it.
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    • Wed Sep 24th 11:22 AM
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      Open Source Bloggers Don't Let the Facts Confuse Them When Attacking Microsoft
      Open Source has come to be known as 'free' because it is thought of as being developed by a community that shares all progress with the community. It all sounds like a beatles song. I have read that MSFT would rather foster a strong online community for the developers that they sell to because that is the positive effect of open source.
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    • Fri Sep 19th 11:01 AM
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      Running the Numbers: A Five-Minute Valuation of Microsoft
      MSFT is held down due to the pie-in-the-sky threats like Open Source software replacing MSFT's development products, Browsers replacing the operating system, GOOG's office software replacing MSFT's Office software, etc. These scenarios will never come to pass, but the weight of hope and fear these scenarios will happen is the wet blanket on MSFT's stock price.
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    • Sun Aug 24th 18:16 PM
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      Google Extends Its Web Search Lead
      Google is the king of the hill identical to Microsoft DOS. If GOOG cannot branch into other areas, they will eventually be spoken of in the same tense as MS-DOS. This will take the unimaginable to happen, but unimaginable is what the future is.
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