Comments on: Bring Your Own Computer http://itredux.com/2007/01/18/bring-your-own-computer/ New Rules for a New IT World Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:59:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3 hourly 1 By: Frank Daley http://itredux.com/2007/01/18/bring-your-own-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-43028 Frank Daley Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:39:30 +0000 http://itredux.com/blog/2007/01/18/bring-your-own-computer/#comment-43028 Except that Microsoft continues to lose the confidence of partners and customers. Incidents such as the recent PlaysForSure fiasco have yet again reminded partners that Microsoft only ever cares about itself—and that partners are dispensable. Microsoft's major customers have lost their faith in the forced upgrade cycle. Microsoft can no longer attract and/or hold the people that it needs to win. Yes, it will be a player, but not a winner. It is already years behind Google in the server race, and Google is hardly standing still. The latest feedback from those with their ear to the ground is that Google has numerous new data centers underway, with massive data communications capacity ready for its next big growth spurt. More than ever, Microsoft is just a follower, and is increasingly desperate to copy segment leaders such as Google and Apple. Except that Microsoft continues to lose the confidence of partners and customers. Incidents such as the recent PlaysForSure fiasco have yet again reminded partners that Microsoft only ever cares about itself—and that partners are dispensable.

Microsoft’s major customers have lost their faith in the forced upgrade cycle. Microsoft can no longer attract and/or hold the people that it needs to win. Yes, it will be a player, but not a winner.

It is already years behind Google in the server race, and Google is hardly standing still. The latest feedback from those with their ear to the ground is that Google has numerous new data centers underway, with massive data communications capacity ready for its next big growth spurt.

More than ever, Microsoft is just a follower, and is increasingly desperate to copy segment leaders such as Google and Apple.

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