Of course course they'll fail to have market penetration. The time of preying on the computer inept has run its course for Microsoft -- users are disillusioned with buggy software, frustrating applications and the failed promises, time after time, that Microsoft has displayed.
They're between a rock and a hard place; Google, with its Goliath-like intimidation tactics ( which are, interestingly enough, nothing more than making a user-friendly interface and providing free-of-cost, secure and indomitable services) is standing at the right with a very large stick, ready to pounce (all with an innocent visage) on the MS server options and server-based office applications rather than installed software, and on the left is the ever-reliable Linux, a silent giant with unflappable server capabilities and minimum cost.
The era is swiftly coming to a halt, and I for one will be there with a bowl of popcorn, ready to watch Microsoft's desperate show.
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Of course course they'll fail to have market penetration. The time of preying on the computer inept has run its course for Microsoft -- users are disillusioned with buggy software, frustrating applications and the failed promises, time after time, that Microsoft has displayed. They're between a rock and a hard place; Google, with its Goliath-like intimidation tactics ( which are, interestingly enough, nothing more than making a user-friendly interface and providing free-of-cost, secure and indomitable services) is standing at the right with a very large stick, ready to pounce (all with an innocent visage) on the MS server options and server-based office applications rather than installed software, and on the left is the ever-reliable Linux, a silent giant with unflappable server capabilities and minimum cost. The era is swiftly coming to a halt, and I for one will be there with a bowl of popcorn, ready to watch Microsoft's desperate show.
For a failing company, Microsoft sure is making a lot of demands. What's that old saying? 'Beggars can't be choosers'?