Shareholders and Morons? The only moron I see is the person who posted this insane rant.
Just because their stock in Microsoft made them rich, shareholders aren't as stupid as you'd like to think. We don't like some of the anti-competitive policies that Microsoft has, and we'd like to see some competition (just to prove that Microsoft has the best products). Unfortunately, most shareholders are "silent partners" in the company and don't have any say as to the company's policies. So stop thinking we're all a bunch of uninvolved, uninformed rich people.
Microsoft shareholders DO NOT stand to lose money if the company is split... but to see this you have to take a look at the "long run." Let's take a little hypothetical journey here:
Say Microsoft is split into a company called Windows and another company called Windows Apps. Shareholders of Microsoft would then own stock in both companies. Since "Windows Apps" products are so strong -- and believe me, moron who posted nonsense, they are the most used products in today's business world -- they would still be widely used, which creates a need for "Windows" OS. Both companies would thrive, and the shareholders would be even richer.
Of course, this hypothetical journey is into the land of optimism. A pessimist would say we're all going to lose the shirt off our backs, but I disagree. Microsoft products are too entrenched in the business world -- they're not going anywhere, regardless of whether the company is split or not.
The only downside to spliting the company is this: it will take longer for the next generation of Office, SQL Server, and Exchange Server to catch up with the next generation of Windows, since the divisions would no longer communicate during development. Big deal -- so we have to use a slightly older Microsoft product with our new OS for a few months while they catch up. We know it will be worth it to wait...
As for the moron's morons, fear is not the motivation. Ease is the motivation, and I'm sure you know it. Microsoft is perfect for the new user, and it's perfect for the advanced programmer. It's got something for everyone and that's why it's so popular, not because users, by and large, are morons.
And the hypothetical "If Microsoft simply went away..." -- try using a more realistic approach. We all know that Microsoft will stick around a while, ether in its present state or divided. Your point, whatever it was, got lost when you slipped into insanity. And Apple just doesn't have the software development capabilities that Microsoft provides it's customers -- unless they get a zillion programmers working 'round the clock, they'll never be truly competitive -- so don't even try to bring them up in this conversation.
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Shareholders and Morons? The only moron I see is the person who posted this insane rant.
Just because their stock in Microsoft made them rich, shareholders aren't as stupid as you'd like to think. We don't like some of the anti-competitive policies that Microsoft has, and we'd like to see some competition (just to prove that Microsoft has the best products). Unfortunately, most shareholders are "silent partners" in the company and don't have any say as to the company's policies. So stop thinking we're all a bunch of uninvolved, uninformed rich people.
Microsoft shareholders DO NOT stand to lose money if the company is split... but to see this you have to take a look at the "long run." Let's take a little hypothetical journey here:
Say Microsoft is split into a company called Windows and another company called Windows Apps. Shareholders of Microsoft would then own stock in both companies. Since "Windows Apps" products are so strong -- and believe me, moron who posted nonsense, they are the most used products in today's business world -- they would still be widely used, which creates a need for "Windows" OS. Both companies would thrive, and the shareholders would be even richer.
Of course, this hypothetical journey is into the land of optimism. A pessimist would say we're all going to lose the shirt off our backs, but I disagree. Microsoft products are too entrenched in the business world -- they're not going anywhere, regardless of whether the company is split or not.
The only downside to spliting the company is this: it will take longer for the next generation of Office, SQL Server, and Exchange Server to catch up with the next generation of Windows, since the divisions would no longer communicate during development. Big deal -- so we have to use a slightly older Microsoft product with our new OS for a few months while they catch up. We know it will be worth it to wait...
As for the moron's morons, fear is not the motivation. Ease is the motivation, and I'm sure you know it. Microsoft is perfect for the new user, and it's perfect for the advanced programmer. It's got something for everyone and that's why it's so popular, not because users, by and large, are morons.
And the hypothetical "If Microsoft simply went away..." -- try using a more realistic approach. We all know that Microsoft will stick around a while, ether in its present state or divided. Your point, whatever it was, got lost when you slipped into insanity. And Apple just doesn't have the software development capabilities that Microsoft provides it's customers -- unless they get a zillion programmers working 'round the clock, they'll never be truly competitive -- so don't even try to bring them up in this conversation.