Joe Wilcox
Joe Wilcox
closest partners reality
The reality is that most of Microsoft's partners are also its closest competitors, but that's nothing new,
environment protect services
What these services do differently is protect the messaging environment.
both caused delivery major microsoft next office products release smart unlike windows
Unlike Windows Vista, I also don't see any major disturbance caused by 2007 delivery of the next Office version. Microsoft is smart to release both products together.
consumer developer interest
There is a lot of developer and consumer interest around these applications.
field level microsoft playing
When I look at Linux, the playing field isn't level because Microsoft is the incumbent.
business coming consumers convincing customers existing good microsoft next sell tough versions
We've got new versions coming next year. And Microsoft has the tough sell of convincing existing business customers and consumers that what they have isn't good enough.
classic cool example looks microsoft offer tied web
It's a classic example of what Microsoft will be doing as it looks at the Web 2.0 problem. Microsoft will offer some interesting and potentially cool services, but they will be tied back to the desktop.
diplomatic great opening rather relations sign
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.
browser compete developers might mozilla opera opposite people software speculate
Some people might speculate that Opera couldn't compete by charging when AOL, Apple, Microsoft, Mozilla and most other browser developers give away software for free. Not so. Just the opposite is true,