tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692514971413433002.post49832839495690512..comments2009-02-19T18:18:24.938+01:00Comments on Ecomputicus: Why Microsoft is a dying giantMarco Laspehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06018521955839846915noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692514971413433002.post-43823416431779867072009-01-13T13:09:00.000+01:002009-01-13T13:09:00.000+01:00@Craig1. The problem with cash cows is if times ch...@Craig<BR/>1. The problem with cash cows is if times changing (read SAAS) it is very hard to take the lead in this change.<BR/>2. Your right, but they have yet to proof that they can make money. Google has the same problem. By the way I like computer accessories from Microsoft. They keyboards are very well done.<BR/>3. Of course I am just guessing, nobody can predict the future about 10 years from now. But I am pretty sure that they have to reinvent themselves.Marco Laspehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018521955839846915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692514971413433002.post-42242922551464915072009-01-13T10:02:00.000+01:002009-01-13T10:02:00.000+01:001. Every business tries to have a cash cow. Micros...1. Every business tries to have a cash cow. Microsoft just has bigger/more cows than everyone else. They're also the kind of cows that have longevity.<BR/>Google has a similar cash cow.. Search. They are not going to endanger that either.<BR/><BR/>2. Microsoft's new ventures make relatively less money initially, like other ventures they've done. Regardless, the products you named are good ones. The X-Box is loved, and Zune is a better player/store than the overwhelmingly loved competition. Their mice are hot.<BR/>The fact they have not been making that much money in new fields does not mean that they are "not able" to be successful in new fields.<BR/><BR/>3. Looking at the kind of money Microsoft makes, there's a lack of evidence for arguing that the Linux "business model" is "more robust". The things you mentioned were just predictions, guesses.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Microsoft is a slow giant, but a capable one. It will not let itself die.craig.smiklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251308115637639364noreply@blogger.com