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0 pointslatch15y ago0 comments

In the tech field, dying for a large company generally means becoming a follower rather than a leader. Being defined by trends rather than defining them. Talking about future innovation, while others actually innovate.

It's ridiculous to think that MS is going to die-die in the next couple decades. It's equally ridiculous not to acknowledge that their influence is greatly diminished and is diminishing. That doesn't mean things won't change, and it doesn't mean there are no markets around an MS ecosystem.

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csomar15y ago

I don't think that their influence is diminishing, however, computer usage (and technology users) have increased heavily to the point, that a giant like Microsoft seemed to lose its' presence.

In the past, you used to have one computer that you share may be with the other member of your family. Now, you have many computers, a smartphone, a tablet and other gadgets (iPod, Kinect, reader...) there are lot of rooms for lot of other companies, so it seems like Microsoft lost, however, it has not.

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