10 years in the world of the Internet is too long a time to gamble money for -- even if it is (only) $150. Imagine some law being passed in the next two years causing price fixing at very low levels for domain name registrars. But then again, for someone who doesn't want the additional concern of having to renew the domain name annually, the $150 price tag is not too shabby.
Not one single e-mail has ever reached the "Bulk Mail" folder in my Hotmail account, yet my inbox gets around 5 pieces of spam per day. Maybe Hotmail should consider implementing a more effective spam filter...
Will MS Really Suffer or Will It Soar Like Bell?
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Assuming that MS loses all the appeals it makes, which would take quite a while to begin with, and Judge Jackson decides to go with the most extreme remediation -- breaking up the company -- will Microsoft really suffer?
If MS were to be split up into 3-5 different entities, each company would have more room for expansion and capital growth as its management would be less of a hassle. Breaking up MS might actually help each one of their major software products (BackOffice, IE, Office, etc.) and hardware to be more properly developed and marketed. As it is, MS has begun to operate like the mother of several smaller companies with separate marketing, development, and research departments. Even though Gates may not appear to be the official "king" of his empire anymore, the leaders of the new companies will most certainly have either the same aspirations, or they may simply be "pawns" as some of the readers suggested.
The MS empire will most likely not degrade under these circumstances, but be permitted to take over the other industries in the IT sector. The decentralization of Bell, for instance, never seemed to harm the actual company, but rather create more localized monopolies.
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10 years in the world of the Internet is too long a time to gamble money for -- even if it is (only) $150. Imagine some law being passed in the next two years causing price fixing at very low levels for domain name registrars. But then again, for someone who doesn't want the additional concern of having to renew the domain name annually, the $150 price tag is not too shabby.
Not one single e-mail has ever reached the "Bulk Mail" folder in my Hotmail account, yet my inbox gets around 5 pieces of spam per day. Maybe Hotmail should consider implementing a more effective spam filter...
Assuming that MS loses all the appeals it makes, which would take quite a while to begin with, and Judge Jackson decides to go with the most extreme remediation -- breaking up the company -- will Microsoft really suffer?
If MS were to be split up into 3-5 different entities, each company would have more room for expansion and capital growth as its management would be less of a hassle. Breaking up MS might actually help each one of their major software products (BackOffice, IE, Office, etc.) and hardware to be more properly developed and marketed. As it is, MS has begun to operate like the mother of several smaller companies with separate marketing, development, and research departments. Even though Gates may not appear to be the official "king" of his empire anymore, the leaders of the new companies will most certainly have either the same aspirations, or they may simply be "pawns" as some of the readers suggested.
The MS empire will most likely not degrade under these circumstances, but be permitted to take over the other industries in the IT sector. The decentralization of Bell, for instance, never seemed to harm the actual company, but rather create more localized monopolies.