Neck-deep in the Big Muddy,
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| Author | Content |
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| BernardSwiss Jun 15, 2012 12:27 AM EDT |
and Elop says to push on. |
| tuxchick Jun 15, 2012 1:20 AM EDT |
Wow. Just...wow. A sad end to a great company. |
| BernardSwiss Jun 15, 2012 2:28 AM EDT |
Ironically, earlier this evening I was just (half) listening to a CBC radio piece, interviewining business types explaining how the CEOs of large multinationals/transnationals are such rare and incredibly talented people that we need to pay them these huge salaries and huge bonuses, to keep from losing them to other countries/transnational corporations... I'm tempted to say, "And the problem with that would be what, exactly?" |
| tracyanne Jun 15, 2012 3:48 AM EDT |
This is stage 2 of rebuilding Microsoft as a company similar to Apple. |
| jhansonxi Jun 15, 2012 1:17 PM EDT |
Kind of reminds me of the failure of 3dfx. Dump all their resources into an unproven technology while eliminating most other sources of revenue while hoping success arrives before the bill collectors. |
| jezuch Jun 16, 2012 3:45 AM EDT |
Well, at least 3dfx is remembered fondly.... |
| tuxchick Jun 16, 2012 12:26 PM EDT |
It was better when we had multiple companies making GPUs. Now it's just Nvidia and AMD. |
| BernardSwiss Jun 16, 2012 7:43 PM EDT |
Found this graph posted elsewhere -- what else is there to say? Nokia Smartphone Migration Rate and the Burning Platforms Memo: http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/.a/6a00e0097e337c88330... |
| tuxchick Jun 16, 2012 8:19 PM EDT |
You know what would be news? A partnership with MS that didn't end in disaster. Even the ones that survive and make money seem to pay a terrible high price. |
| tracyanne Jun 16, 2012 8:28 PM EDT |
When Elop has broken Nokia's back, Microsoft will buy the company for a pittance |
| gus3 Jun 16, 2012 9:22 PM EDT |
@TA, I think that was the plan all along. |
| montezuma Jun 17, 2012 9:53 AM EDT |
Well this will make Nokia cheaper but what is the point if no one wants their product? Microsoft seem to be picking an awful lot of losers lately (with the possible exception of skype). I don't get it. |
| JaseP Jun 18, 2012 11:57 AM EDT |
While they are doing all of this gutting of their non-M$ business, they are also marketing the snot out of the "Lumia" phones, which are doing better in sales than the not moving at all status of previous efforts, like the Kin,... which is way more than I expected. Some people actually say they Like the Lumia's Metro interface,... well, no accounting for taste. So, this is a wholesale replacement of Nokia's efforts in smart phones. Reviews of the latest efforts with Lumia gets them generally high marks (what percentage of these are honest reviews, versus the ad sales dept. dictating that they BETTER get a good review, I don't know). M$ is blasting out of the gates (excuse the pun) with Win8 tablets,... And if people are honest about the Lumia, these devices might actually see traction. I'm guessing M$ adoption in the mobile sphere will likely fall in the 15% to 20% range (largely a result of coerced partnerships with B&N, etc. that will push the Win8 RT platform)... Enough to justify the effort, but in no way unseating the incumbents. Of course, M$ is throwing a massive effort behind all this, and maybe too much effort versus return (I'd love to see what the 2012 annual report will say). I only hope that the B&N types out there will continue to offer the Android based solutions. As long as they do, more will choose that platform. I am also anticipating that the first of their devices will be lackluster, with annoying bugs and few available apps, pushing people back to the Android platform... But I think that M$ has probably come up with a mediocre 3rd tier mobile solution this time, one with the ability to hang on by it's fingernails, but ultimately survive, like WinCE before it. |
| Fettoosh Jun 18, 2012 12:51 PM EDT |
Quoting:So, this is a wholesale replacement of Nokia's efforts in smart phones. Exactly. This is a well designed and "patented" plan MS uses all the time to get rid of its competitors. It knows how to fight on multiple fronts and well prepared for long battles with huge financial resources. If its possible to make a company that it can't own so cheap or worthless except for its patents, why not? They did that with many other companies and most famous is Novell. Never underestimate it hidden intentions and what it is capable off. |
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