On 21 Dec 2005, at 7:04 pm, Jim Sharkey wrote:
William T Goodall wrote:
Max Battcher wrote:
Last time I saw anything: 75-80% total, 50% or less of the Server
market, 50% or less of the "nerd" market.
Whatever the peak was it's certainly in decline now.
Yeah, Gates is letting his guard slip with all that sissy-ass
philanthropy Bono's got him involved in. He's *clearly* lost his
evil overlord his edge. :)
Microsoft attained its dominant position in the personal computer
software business through
1) Luck
2) Illegal business practices
3) The mistakes of its competitors
and since
a) Luck eventually runs out
b) Microsoft is now closely scrutinised to ensure it doesn't break
the law anymore
c) The competition has wised up
Microsoft's position can only decline from now.
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