Matt Rosoff
Matt Rosoff
asking boring business cool customers danger decisions features kinds lose lower maybe people pushed sight technology wrapped
But maybe those are the kinds of decisions that need to be pushed down and made at a lower level, anyway. The danger is that people get too wrapped up in the technology and cool features and lose sight of what customers are asking for. Sometimes business customers want the boring stuff.
asking customers knows putting sales talks time
I think they thought of putting in a more sales-oriented person (Johnson) who talks to customers all the time and really knows what they're asking for.
rolling wheels
These wheels have been rolling for some time.
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.
areas clear delivering improvement product room timely
There's room for improvement in areas such as clear product roadmaps and delivering timely updates,
bit buy code continues decided documents improving microsoft realizing releasing source time wants work
Realizing it will take a while to get these documents where the EC wants them, Microsoft decided to buy a little bit of time by releasing the source code while it continues to work on the documentation. I think they are going to have to continue improving that documentation.
decided lead letter similar
Even if they don't violate the letter of the law, if competitors think that it's doing something similar to what's been decided earlier, it could lead to another lawsuit.
higher product versions
Some versions of the product are priced higher than they need to be.
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.
believes businesses deliver microsoft services
Microsoft believes it can deliver services that businesses are really demanding, integrating them better with one another and with Microsoft software,
agency biggest cannot concern core dictate government precedent
Microsoft's biggest concern is the precedent whereby a government agency can dictate what it can and cannot put into its core product.
business consoles given hardware microsoft model
Given the business model for the consoles the more Microsoft can backload those hardware sales, the better it is for them financially.
blitz ink launch less marketing mean red require software
Getting to profitability will require a big-name software launch while withstanding a concentrated marketing blitz from Sony. Anything less could mean years of red ink ahead.
central entertainment helps home microsoft pcs perpetuate windows
Most of the spokes are supplied by partners, Microsoft earns royalties, and the whole thing helps perpetuate the idea of Windows PCs as the central home entertainment device.