I would have to say Microsoft's biggest problem is Steve Ballmer. Near as I can tell, his chief asset is a friendship with the big guy. I am not aware of a single other accomplishment that can be laid at his feet in his almost 30 year history with MS. Microsoft really needs someone new at the helm to reinvigorate the company. Somebody like Steve Jobs, or even a Jack Welch. Somebody who is willing to look at things differently and who is able to induce changes in a corporation with all the inertia of Microsoft. MS today reminds me a lot of IBM in the 80's. Pretty much worthless, and yet everyone saw it as invincible. IBM is still around, but has only a fraction of the influence it once had.
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I would have to say Microsoft's biggest problem is Steve Ballmer. Near as I can tell, his chief asset is a friendship with the big guy. I am not aware of a single other accomplishment that can be laid at his feet in his almost 30 year history with MS. Microsoft really needs someone new at the helm to reinvigorate the company. Somebody like Steve Jobs, or even a Jack Welch. Somebody who is willing to look at things differently and who is able to induce changes in a corporation with all the inertia of Microsoft. MS today reminds me a lot of IBM in the 80's. Pretty much worthless, and yet everyone saw it as invincible. IBM is still around, but has only a fraction of the influence it once had.