Microsoft's and Novell's marriage is a marriage between a pair that shares common problems. Microsoft and Novell both have debt and both companies shrink over time (layoffs included). Novell's likely layoffs after the AttachMSFT deal is done (there is this new article about debt featuring a project manager at Novell) is a subject we will address at a later stage/post, but for the time being, the main question is about patents and CPTN. That's where a lot of damage can be done, which is why Microsoft boosters lobby for FTC approval.
When talking about disappointment, Novell merits special consideration. Once thought to be a legitimate competitor to Microsoft in network operating systems with their Netware Enterprise products, they are now left wondering what could have been. Through their own ineptitude, they allowed rivals (some smaller and bigger) to eat away at their market share until they saw no other option but to leave the market entirely. It remains sad to analyze their progression into technology obscurity.
Microsoft's ( MSFT ) business is highly dependent on PC sales as Windows OS and Microsoft Office for PCs respectively account for about 40% and 36% of our $31.64 price estimate for Microsoft stock .
“The attitude in Redmond seems to be one straight out of the '90s, maybe even the '80s...”
--Lee PenderOne trend we've noticed is, a lot of journalists stop covering Microsoft, which matters not so much anymore. Lee Pender, a Microsoft fan from their Redmond 'press', is also sensing a moment of weakness and in his column "Microsoft Isn't Worth Waiting for Anymore" he cites another Microsoft booster and says: "What's stunning, though -- and this is really Mary Jo's point -- is that Microsoft doesn't seem to care. The attitude in Redmond seems to be one straight out of the '90s, maybe even the '80s: "Hey, we'll get to these new markets when we get to them, and when we do we'll clean everybody's clock. This is Windows versus OS2 all over again."
"Hey, Microsoft: Not anymore. You're slow and bloated, and your competitors have no reason to fear you anymore. Heed Mary Jo's word -- she probably knows more about your company than you do, after all."
Microsoft's relevance these days has little to do with technology or even marketing; it is to do with litigation -- a subject we'll tackle as a matter of priority here in Techrights. It's not about "cheap shots", it's about addressing a serious subject. ⬆
Comments
Agent_Smith
2011-04-19 14:51:20
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2011-04-19 14:59:04
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2011-04-19 13:12:23
They spout a lot of things that vested interests wish were true as if they were facts.
The combination is measurably whacky. The current price is about $25 and it is headed towards it's previous $14 lows. The difference between reality and fantasy in this case is a whopping (31.64-25)/25 = 27%. It's a good thing most news papers include disclaimers waring readers that they are for entertainment purposes only.
Microsoft use is a sign of incompetence or corruption. The US Post Office figured things out in 2009, by now even dentists in Hokkaido have. Windows is already legacy when it comes to starting a business. Only very large and foolish companies that can pass costs on to customers use Windows. Even then this is probably driven by a form of hostile take over where the ultra rich of Microsoft purchase stocks to influence decisions or bluff it like they did to Yahoo and Nokia. Everyone in the tech world knows that Windows and Office are worst of class software that take lots of money and effort to keep going. Microsoft does what it can to stamp out gnu/linux "infestations" but the world is flowing around them.
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2011-04-19 14:18:04
Needs Sunlight
2011-04-19 11:31:59
Needs Sunlight
2011-04-19 11:25:21
Netware shops need to pay attention to Samba (http://www.samba.org/). It'd be a better fit that more Windows failware.
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2011-04-19 14:16:23