Joe Wilcox
Joe Wilcox
alliance aol assuming decide form influence microsoft strategic talks timing work
Assuming there may have been, or may be, talks between AOL and Microsoft, the timing of the (Yahoo-Microsoft) announcement may have been intentional to influence those presumed discussions. AOL has to decide does it want to work with the Microsoft camp, go its own way or form a strategic alliance with someone else.
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AOL has some great content that is broadly appealing to consumers. One thing that Microsoft lacks for MSN is a lot of good content.
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A number of developments are happening on the Internet that AOL couldn't ignore.
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It is an opportunity for Apple to go out and evangelize the new Intel processors to developers and nudge them to get more of their applications out of the door.
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I think cost containment is the wrong priority for making technology decisions. You should be thinking about the business.
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I would not say this is a sign of great openness. It's more like establishing diplomatic relations between two countries, rather than opening borders.
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Microsoft is at this juncture where it's the victim of its own success.
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Microsoft hasn't done a good job of marketing and needs to improve ? and the timing is crucial,
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Microsoft has a good story to tell. It doesn't always do a good job telling it.
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Microsoft had tremendous success with larger businesses, but that market has become very saturated.
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Microsoft certainly looks after its employees, there's no question about that. They're hiring, they're adding staff.
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Microsoft would certainly benefit if say a Comcast or some other broadband providers with popular portals chose MSN as the default search.
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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.
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Windows Live is just the first step. Microsoft is building out all of its existing products, cross-connecting different features around communications and social networking.