Microsoft's Nightmare Scenario

unityxxx wrote to mention a News.com article about Microsoft's nightmare scenario - the Web as the next platform. From the article: "The nightmare is inching closer to reality and Microsoft execs are apparently paying attention to the decade-old alert. As part of a management shuffle, Microsoft said Tuesday it would make hosted services a more strategic part of the company and fold its MSN Web portal business into its platform product development group, where Windows is developed. Another memo, called 'Google--The Winner Takes All (And Not Just Search),' is also making the rounds. This internal memo, written in 2005, argues that Google threatens Microsoft and the company's crown jewel, Windows."

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Re:Microsoft will be just fine.

[RobertKozak]

I was going to write up an answer but I decided I'll jus post a bunch of links to help you with your study and enlightenment.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/winfx/building/presentat ion/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnlong/html/h gtobeta1.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/episode.aspx?xml =theshow/en/Episode042/manifest.xml

http://msdn.microsoft.com/winfx/building/presentat ion/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnlong/html/a valoninput.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/winfx/building/presentat ion/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnlong/html/a valongraphics.asp

http://winfx.msdn.microsoft.com/library/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url= /library/en-us/dnavalon/html/avalon07072004.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url= /library/en-us/dnlong/html/avalonmarch2005ctp.asp