John Dvorak's Windows Vista versions
Tags: Microsoft, Windows, Marketing, Vista, Windows Vista, Tyranny Of Too Much
OK, I admit it; John Dvorak's take on the multiple Windows Vista versions is much funnier than mine.
But I take solace in the fact that Dvorak is also more interesting than what is actually being talked about at this week's Microsoft Professional Developer's Conference in LA. Have you heard the breathless news that Bill Gates talked about? The headline: Microsoft will push Windows Vista and Office 12 in 2006. And here I thought their big strategic initiative was replacing Clippy.
I think Dori Smith may be right: Microsoft has become boring because it doesn't take chances. Maybe it truly is having a midlife crisis as Forbes.com claims. But from where I sit, it is not the fault of the people who work there; it's the fault of the executives who don't seem to understand the tyranny of too much or The Innovator's Dilemma. But no matter how you slice it, boring doesn't justify a $283 billion market cap for a company, but it does provide a pretty exciting opportunity for Google and it's kin who are willing to take chances.
OK, I admit it; John Dvorak's take on the multiple Windows Vista versions is much funnier than mine.
But I take solace in the fact that Dvorak is also more interesting than what is actually being talked about at this week's Microsoft Professional Developer's Conference in LA. Have you heard the breathless news that Bill Gates talked about? The headline: Microsoft will push Windows Vista and Office 12 in 2006. And here I thought their big strategic initiative was replacing Clippy.
I think Dori Smith may be right: Microsoft has become boring because it doesn't take chances. Maybe it truly is having a midlife crisis as Forbes.com claims. But from where I sit, it is not the fault of the people who work there; it's the fault of the executives who don't seem to understand the tyranny of too much or The Innovator's Dilemma. But no matter how you slice it, boring doesn't justify a $283 billion market cap for a company, but it does provide a pretty exciting opportunity for Google and it's kin who are willing to take chances.
posted by Carl Howe at
4:53 PM
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