On Sat, 2002-03-30 at 02:59, civileme wrote: > http://www.itworld.com/Sec/2199/020329nt2000hole/ > > Why isn't this news exciting? > > Civileme
Civ, I just got another newsflash that you might find interesting. Excerpt-- ______________________________________________________________________ Newsflash: Microsoft Runs Out Of Ideas REDMOND, WA -- In what analysts call an inevitable crisis, Microsoft has postponed release of Windows PU, the next version of its flagship operating system. Insiders say that the problem is due to the fact that no one in Redmond has any ideas for improvements. Some have suggested reliability improvements, but these were discarded as being "contrary to the Microsoft culture." The problem, it appears, is due to the fact that Microsoft's aggressive marketing and penchant for adding features to Windows which were once separate software sold by other companies. The latest such move was when the Redmond, Washington firm incorporated its Office Suite into its operating system. A Silicon Valley venture capitalist who requested anonymity told Humorix that there is no longer any competition for Microsoft due to the reluctance of developers to expose their innovative ideas to a market which is "patrolled by Jaws." "There was a time," he says, "when people would start a company and then wait to be bought out by MS, but the profit in this approach has disappeared since Microsoft's acquisition of Apple Computer and Intel." Microsoft no longer is willing to pay a fair market price for new products simply, "because it has eliminated the concept of a free market." According to a stock analyst for a large New York brokerage, who also refuses to allow its name to be printed, tells us that Microsoft's rise was made possible by its ability to watch the software market, copy the best new products and then drive the creators out of business. "Now," he says, "There are no more innovators to feed Microsoft with new ideas. It's sad. An end to an era." __________________________________________________________ Yes, this is a tragedy. (sniff) LX -- ��������������������������������������������������� Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 Enlightenment 0.16.5 Evolution 1.02 Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ ��������������������������������������������������� _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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