Gates warns of ‘disruptive’ changes
Wednesday 9 November 2005 @ 8:24 pm
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Today a memo from Bill Gates himself spread across the Internet. It talks about competitors that challenge Microsoft in the so called ‘online service’ age. Earlier memo’s from former Groove chief Ray Ozzie, talk about missed opportunities for Microsoft. Companies like Google, Adobe, Yahoo and Skype have met the growing need of speed, simplicity and loose coupling. In these
area’s Microsoft has not yet used its full potential and it is necessary to do this as it will change business as we know!

Some examples of missed opportunities:

  • Microsoft LiveMicrosoft knew that searching would be very important, but through Google’s focus they have gained a strong position despite the efforts of Microsoft.
  • Microsoft should dominate the AJAX space for their effort in OWA (Outlook Web Access), but again small players with more focus are in control.

Microsoft has a lot of opportunities if it can create a common succesfull service’s platform. The first efforts already look promising as Microsoft Live and Office Live have been announced and for some parts already are implemented.

We all like Microsoft bashing (why :? ) make sure and take a closer look, these guys are really putting out some nice stuff. Innovation is driven by companies and individuals with a strong focus. So let us focus on Java technology and keep innovating :) Maybe we will be ready to implement our own services! See you all in the service age :!:

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— By Marco Pas     PermaLink

2 Responses to “Gates warns of ‘disruptive’ changes”

  1. Okke Says:

    Indeed, bashing microsoft is giving life a meaning :-) But as a java developer sometimes I love bashing Sun for being so dis-innovative (is this a correct english word?). Somehow Sun always does new things either to late or in the wrong way. And this is one of the reasons, microsoft gets the in the position to build and exploit, not always innovative but at least sucsesful, technologies/products.

    By the way, I took a quick look at windows live but what is so exiting about another community oriented portal?? Or am I missing the point (which happen to me often when looking at microsoft based thingies :-) )

  2. Marco Pas Says:

    Microsoft Live is indeed a community oriented portal but there is more about this portal! Software developers are able to implement services and offer them via the Microsoft Live community portal. This using technologies such as AJAX etc.. Microsoft Live will be the common service platform!

    Later on Office Live will be made available via this common service platform! Imagine all your favourite applications Skype, Office, MSN etc all intergrated and available via 1 channel.. You may like or dislike it, but from an intergration perspective it is interesting to see how this one evolves.

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