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Microsoft 'under attack' On All Fronts

Posted by Hemos on from the rehash-stories-continue dept.

khujifig writes "The Beeb are carrying a story looking at the challenges facing Microsoft in the next few years. This includes a brief description of the M.Home (sans Clippy) which the Beeb describes as "a far cry from real life", and a discussion of the next few years competition for Microsoft. They go on to highlight Linux, OpenOffice.org, the GIMP and Firefox (which Gates himself has used: "I played around with it a bit, but it's just another browser, and IE [Microsoft's Internet Explorer] is better,"), and look Apple in relation to Longhorn. Not as bad a read as I was expecting. Their summary: Microsoft is under 'attack' on all fronts, and either needs to innovate or die. "Why use Microsoft if you have a broadband connection and combine Firefox with powerful web services like Google's Gmail?."" It should be said, tho', that articles like this have been written about MSFT for a long time - and there's still billions in their war-chest.

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  1. FP for Annette by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    :-)

    1. Re:FP for Annette by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      This Annette is a great girl, isnt she?

    2. Re:FP for Annette by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I wouldn't know. She won't go out with me.

  2. slashbot it teh Gh3y!!!11!1!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Glad to see Apple has adopted the MS security stance with the dashboard widget exploit. Go Stevie Hand Jobs!!

  3. I had a hard time reading this post... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And English is my FIRST language...

  4. Re:The Internet is only a part of computer usage.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah... like porn. err.. is that the same as web?

  5. Why? by Tangurena · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why should I want my appliances to be hooked up to the internet? So my fridge can order groceries for me? So that JoeHacker can alter the temperature on my fridge remotely? Has anyone bothered tp think of security and privacy?

  6. fr1st s7op by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    future at 4ll