apr 10
2007
Microsoft Is Dead
Somehow, Paul Graham's Microsoft is Dead is catching on, even though it basically reads like a day in the life of Scoble. [more inside]
2 comments
Although it would be ridiculous for me to get into here, I'll say that I agree with a lot of it... but it misses on a few points: <br /><br /> <br /><br /> 1) Microsoft is in all sorts of lucrative businesses that you never read about in the <em>NYT</em> Business section. I don't think anyone has written about this, so here's a scoop for you: I think this is what Bill Gates learned from Warren Buffet -- product diversification into areas that aren't sexy.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> 2) Microsoft is not nearly as monolithic as people think. Scoble makes this point all the time, but people still don't hear it: there are just vastly too many smart people at Microsoft for anyone to seriously believe there's a bunch of dolts running around making bad design decisions.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> 3) Microsoft still makes significantly more than Google or Apple, and had record profits this year.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> However, the points about relevance -- cultural & technological -- are generally accurate.<br /><br />
posted by Rex at 2007-04-10 15:35:33 
I think the points about cultural and technological relevance were the bulk of the article. I don't think it was about M$ being dead as a business. All that said, it was hardly revolutionary or surprising.
posted by britt at 2007-04-10 16:37:08
