http://gapingvoid.com/2007/09/27/mary-jos-microsoft-2-0-book/ "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:18:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://gapingvoid.com/2007/09/27/mary-jos-microsoft-2-0-book/comment-page-1/#comment-20071 DrSnowboard Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:10:47 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=3999#comment-20071 "I see Microsoft's future less in terms of their two big cash cows [Windows and Office], and more in terms of their relationships with their 750,000 partners. These relationships are the Golden Goose, not the commercial bundles of ones & zeroes." Well, if their relationship with their customers is based on Vista, then perhaps yes, best to nurture their partners. “I see Microsoft’s future less in terms of their two big cash cows [Windows and Office], and more in terms of their relationships with their 750,000 partners. These relationships are the Golden Goose, not the commercial bundles of ones & zeroes.”
Well, if their relationship with their customers is based on Vista, then perhaps yes, best to nurture their partners.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2007/09/27/mary-jos-microsoft-2-0-book/comment-page-1/#comment-20070 Mike Peter Reed Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:48:06 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=3999#comment-20070 Microsoft's moniker has lasted far beyond the "micro" and the "soft". International Business Machines, however, are still international, still doing business, and probably still machines. I see Microsoft's future as a holding company ripe for re-branding in the now services orientated market place where "plug and play" server capacity is becoming a reality due to the likes of VMware who are software agnostics. The revolution will be commoditised. Microsoft’s moniker has lasted far beyond the “micro” and the “soft”. International Business Machines, however, are still international, still doing business, and probably still machines. I see Microsoft’s future as a holding company ripe for re-branding in the now services orientated market place where “plug and play” server capacity is becoming a reality due to the likes of VMware who are software agnostics. The revolution will be commoditised.

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