Medic <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I tend to agree. Microsoft didn't just suddenly become stupid. >> > > No. They've always been stupid. Remember when they wanted to buy Yahoo, not > realizing the valuation was out of whack? Other factors prevented the sale > and then Yahoo's value dropped dramatically, saving M$ a ton of money, > through no wisdom of their own. >
It's quite well documented that from Day 1 Bill's plan was to copy other people's IP. He just happens to have been extraordinarily lucky that he found a hit with dos, windows, and office. IBM went through much the same thing and they were able to make the switch to services. Google may also be experiencing this as search and browser-based ads become middle-aged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:337700 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
