Matt Rosoff
Matt Rosoff
job microsoft number position three tough
That number three job at Microsoft is a tough position to be in.
advantage bypass content microsoft owners pc type
Content owners may not take advantage of what Microsoft is doing? They could bypass the PC altogether, or come up with some other type of system.
compete europe government include markets microsoft monopoly operating product says unified windows
Europe says you can't use one monopoly to compete in other markets unfairly. Microsoft argues that Windows is a unified product and no government should have the right to say what it can or can't include in the operating system.
effort form looks smaller tablet time
It looks like it's another effort to popularize the tablet PC, this time in a smaller form factor.
departure executive heard might
There might be an executive departure that we haven't heard of yet.
number solid three
This makes them a solid number three player,
accelerate change expect fiscal front half second total
They're pretty up front about what's going on there and they don't expect any change in their total full-year shipments, so I think they'll be able to accelerate in the second half of this fiscal year.
crazy sort track users
That is crazy expensive. But once you've got users in your world, you can track them. There is sort of an Orwellian possibility to it.
computing response sort
It's sort of a response to the whole way computing is evolving.
demanded eu related specific
They are licensing a specific subset related to the protocols the EU demanded more documentation on.
constant
They want to have more of a constant supply.
few further likely moved
They have really just moved a few things around. There will likely be further reorganizations down the line.
money prove tools windows xbox year
They have to prove this year that Xbox 360 is going to be a money maker, because they have put a lot into it. Overall, I don't think there were any big surprises. Windows and Tools are going like gangbusters.
increase search year
They have to find a way to increase search traffic. You'll have to look a year from now to see if they made any progress.