Joe Wilcox
Joe Wilcox
changes sound test
Conceptually, the changes all sound pretty good. The test will be the execution. We'll see how everything works.
avoid call change dead drop easier easy itself microsoft problems
I wouldn't call it anti-competitive in the sense that Microsoft has made it very easy to change providers. On the other hand, Microsoft could have made it easier still... I don't see why it didn't avoid making problems for itself by making it drop dead easy to find another provider.
changes delay directly regardless related windows works
There were too many changes for them all to be directly related to the Windows Vista delay. I think these changes were in the works regardless of what happened.
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I'm sure it's not lost on Microsoft executives that the world's third largest computer company is from China. Microsoft has a problem: PC growth is highest in emerging markets like China, where software piracy rates are high. China deals could be construed as generating goodwill, which Microsoft would want to use to gain greater Chinese government cooperation fighting piracy.
skeptical ultimate
I'm kind of skeptical about its ultimate usefulness.
buys company continues individual investment money shift spend suddenly
Once an individual or company makes an investment in Windows, buys the software, and continues to spend money on upgrades, it will not suddenly shift to Mac.
fast move tough
On a zero-day exploit, it is kind of tough to move fast enough.
apple easy improved microsoft
If Microsoft hasn't significantly improved that experience, and made it as easy as Apple has, that's going to be a big barrier.
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In emerging markets, consumers are more likely to own a cell phone than a computer, so they get to the Internet through their phone. Data use is not as advanced in the United States.
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A system that will run Windows Vista may not be capable of using all of its features.
attack corporate increases network open separate totally user
It used to be that the corporate network was totally separate from the home. Now we have a commingling of network roles, of devices, of technology, and of user behavior, and all of that increases the attack vectors open to hackers.
betting browser clearly drive folks opera pay people popularity reached revenue threshold volume
The Opera folks are betting their browser has reached a threshold of popularity where they can unshackle it from the fees. This clearly is a volume play that could pay off if enough people use the browser. Opera would be able to drive revenue through affiliate relationships, for example.
emulation run
Emulation is slower, sometimes much slower, than applications that run natively.
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The response to Opera's free offer was probably a catalyst in this position. It may have confirmed a strategy that the Opera folks were already thinking about.