Friday, September 23, 2005
Don't Count Out the Boys from Redmond
The Internet news and blog sites are all abuzz over the latest round of corporate reorganization at Microsoft. Predictions are running amok that this could be the last stand for Bill and Steve and that if this reorg doesn't work, look for Google to be the new king of the roost. Sorry...I don't buy it. I've heard it all before. Novell, WordImperfect, Netescape, AOHell, and others have all been touted as Microsoft killers. None have survived the Microsoft might.
This doesn't mean that Google will go away any time soon. I think it will give Microsoft a tough run as the tech landscape is different than it was five or even ten years ago. The Internet has become the platform for applications. OpenSores is growing and many OpenSores proponents will jump in with Google. But, watch for Microsoft to make some major moves, especially with its new Expression suite of products and making MSN a serious contender to Google. In the end, Microsoft will come out again as the winner.
This doesn't mean that Google will go away any time soon. I think it will give Microsoft a tough run as the tech landscape is different than it was five or even ten years ago. The Internet has become the platform for applications. OpenSores is growing and many OpenSores proponents will jump in with Google. But, watch for Microsoft to make some major moves, especially with its new Expression suite of products and making MSN a serious contender to Google. In the end, Microsoft will come out again as the winner.
// posted by Craig Berntson @ 12:48:00 PM 
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