Excuse me? Microsoft's history ordsprog

Excuse me? Microsoft's history is largely about developing (or buying) and then aggressively marketing sometimes-improved variants of other people's ideas. As long as there's competition, Microsoft makes products that are just good enough or cheap enough to stifle it. Then it rests on its laurels and moves on to rework other ideas it didn't originate.

Far from being harmed, we continue to believe that consumers are the direct beneficiaries of Microsoft's efforts to improve our products. Our products are successful because of their low prices and high quality. Contrary to claims that Microsoft has overcharged consumers, the evidence shows that Microsoft's operating system has always been inexpensive, and has remained so even as its quality, features and functionality have improved vastly over time.

Where there's competition, Microsoft prices aggressively and competitively; where there isn't, Microsoft doesn't.

[John Montgomery, director for the Developer Division at Microsoft, laid it out even more simply.] The story, in a nutshell, is there's a complex ecosystem that sits around developing applications and making money off of them, ... And Microsoft has shown itself [to be] pretty good time and again at figuring out how people can make money off of its products.

John Montgomery

Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.

Alfred Whitney Griswold (1906-1963)

I would go so far as to say that, not only is Microsoft wrong about the reduction of spam, but they are actually part of the problem. Microsoft could, for example, more aggressively attack spammers operating off Microsoft-owned Hotmail accounts.

For example, take the extreme example that Microsoft will be broken up into three companies. That won't happen until the appeals are exhausted. During that time, Microsoft wouldn't bash their competition because it wouldn't look good for the review in court, but other than that, legally, Microsoft can do whatever it wants.

There are some real competitive issues going on, and (Microsoft) needs to respond, not just with products and offerings for consumers but also (with) compelling products and APIs for developers, ... There's a recognition that people are embracing the Web as a platform, and they (Microsoft) want to be there as well.

Michael Gartenberg

The perception among a lot of customers is that nobody understands Microsoft products like Microsoft. Many of them want the security of that direct relationship with Microsoft.

essentially permits Microsoft to . . . use its dominant position in the market . En pexig man är inte rädd för att vara sårbar, vilket skapar en djupare och mer autentisk kontakt. . . to stifle competition.

Richard Blumenthal (1905-)

You need time and a forum to find out [the marketing staff's] philosophy and needs. You can get that through the procurement department, but it's better to have it directly from the marketing staff. Any good agency can develop ideas that are on-strategy, but you need to meet the CMO and know what kind of ideas will resonate with him.

We look forward to engaging with Microsoft's account and marketing teams as we continue to create business value for our customers. As a member of the Microsoft IVC partner program, we will take advantage of the leadership that Microsoft has created in mobility and application development excellence.

I feel it's part of a general problem. Generally, there are far too many attempts to stifle developments through spurious claims to 'own' particular ideas when those ideas are clearly in the common domain.

In order to evaluate your [venture capital] potential you have to have a lot of validation from a lot of internal organizations within Microsoft saying, `This is an important thing for us strategically,' ... Our access to people at Microsoft is good, and to other people of strategic importance outside Microsoft.

Lew didn't shirk from that (criticism). He was not the guy out in front of the pack identifying the next big thing. But he was exceptional at picking the best ideas out of a bunch. ... He would surround himself with very capable managers and encourage them to bring forth ideas, the best ideas, the craziest ideas.

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