Joe Wilcox
Joe Wilcox
lots talk
There will be lots of new stuff, which I can't talk about right now.
activity concern criminal privacy
There's long been concern about privacy on the Internet. What's different now is there is more criminal activity on the Internet.
approach compete enable
Do you do things to enable your partners, or do you do things to compete with them? Microsoft's approach is to do the latter.
buying consumers factors major microsoft offers office opportunity percent price pricing sales small value
In the U.S., only about 60 percent of consumers have Microsoft Office on their computers. That's a lot of opportunity for sales there. They have a pricing advantage. It offers comparable, or better functionality for less. For the consumer and small businesses, value and price will be major factors influencing buying decisions.
benefits needed past user whatever
So, to get to the benefits that come with this, they have to get past whatever retraining will be needed around the new user interface.
available code eu free licensed microsoft position request shocked wants
The EU wants licensed code to be available for use in open-source and free software, a request Microsoft has resisted. I would be shocked if that position has significantly changed.
blow buy consumers falls operating pc sell semantics shipping system until
You can play semantics and say that the operating system is shipping in 2006, but if consumers can't buy it until 2007, PC manufacturers don't have it to sell to them. This blow falls on the partners.
adding certainly looks microsoft question
Microsoft certainly looks after its employees, there's no question about that. They're hiring, they're adding staff.
company compete convince crisis customers microsoft partners reasons
Microsoft will more aggressively compete with longstanding partners because the company is at a crisis point. It has to find new reasons that'll convince customers to upgrade.
fast move tough
On a zero-day exploit, it is kind of tough to move fast enough.
beyond file linux print
Linux use doesn't go beyond file servers or print servers because the applications aren't there.
business cost diverse drives employees fragmented great loyalty market microsoft product purchase reaching targeting trouble
Corel is targeting the small-business market, which typically has 20 employees or less. This is a market that Microsoft has had trouble reaching because it's fragmented and has diverse business needs. Product loyalty is not as great and cost drives a lot of purchase decisions.
bang bigger bought emulation looking mac native notice open performance responsive
With some applications you notice the emulation more than others. The applications may not be as responsive when you first open them. For the person that bought the Intel-based Mac and is looking for that performance increase, the bigger bang will come from the native code.
betting browser clearly drive folks opera pay people popularity reached revenue threshold volume
The Opera folks are betting their browser has reached a threshold of popularity where they can unshackle it from the fees. This clearly is a volume play that could pay off if enough people use the browser. Opera would be able to drive revenue through affiliate relationships, for example.