There has been a lot written about the demise of MS - with many giving them about five more years of semi-dominance. Steve Ballmer consistently takes the top spot on the list of "CEOs who should be fired," MS stock has been on a long down slide since Ballmer took over, the board has no technologists - just business types who understand little more than business analytics, and MS recently announced that Windows 8 has obtained less than half of its projected sales.
In short, it appears the MS has a terminal disease, but "heroic measures" (including a fat bank account) might postpone the final demise. And even then, someone will need to service the installed base for quite a while. davew On Sat, May 18, 2013, at 06:20 AM, Jochen Fromm wrote: > > I tried to install an older Windows program on a new Windows 8 system > today, but got a lot of errors and problems. Actually I tried to install > CorelDraw9, which I have used for drawings in the past, on my new > Samsung Series 7 "Chronos" laptop, which uses Windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.04 > in a dual boot installation. The hassle during installation inspired me > to write this blog post about the rise and fall of the Microsoft empire. > http://4loc.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-microsoft-empire/ > > Somehow I have a feeling that the time of total market dominance for > Microsoft is probably be over. What do you think? Apparently Microsoft > has stumbled with Windows 8, and I wonder if they will be able to get up > again. I can not get used to the changes of Windows 8, and I am sure a > lot of people experience a similar frustration. People learned how to > use a desktop with a mouse for about 20 years, and now they are expected > to forget all they have learned. > > -J. > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
