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On 2/13/08, Tom Gidden <tom at gidden.net> wrote:
>
> Of course, but the thing is, Microsoft have some seriously smart
> people working for them, and the cash on hand to use them well.  They
> still manage to bollocks it all up, though, and then use aggressive
> marketing, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and eventually dirty
> tricks to make a success of things.
> ...
> Throw in all the advantages Microsoft had over Yahoo, Google,
> Netscape, etc. at the time (cash, infrastructure, established R&D
> setup), it's staggering they didn't manage to come out with anything
> innovative, and have merely _reacted_ to others' innovation.
>

I'd agree, I think MS actually need to break themselves up...

Seperating things out would actually enable some parts of the business
to innovate/compete etc. without being shackled to the "how do we
defend windows" doctrine.

Andy