Matt Rosoff
Matt Rosoff
rolling wheels
These wheels have been rolling for some time.
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Realizing it will take a while to get these documents where the EC wants them, Microsoft decided to buy a little bit of time by releasing the source code while it continues to work on the documentation. I think they are going to have to continue improving that documentation.
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Content owners may not take advantage of what Microsoft is doing? They could bypass the PC altogether, or come up with some other type of system.
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Europe says you can't use one monopoly to compete in other markets unfairly. Microsoft argues that Windows is a unified product and no government should have the right to say what it can or can't include in the operating system.
higher product versions
Some versions of the product are priced higher than they need to be.
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There's room for improvement in areas such as clear product roadmaps and delivering timely updates,
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A lot of the Windows Live services are things that had already been in development by MSN,
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There might be an executive departure that we haven't heard of yet.
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This makes them a solid number three player,
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They're pretty up front about what's going on there and they don't expect any change in their total full-year shipments, so I think they'll be able to accelerate in the second half of this fiscal year.
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This is definitely being driven by Microsoft's desire to position Windows as a home entertainment hub, and to do that they have to make some concessions. They're walking a line, trying to please both sides (content companies and consumers) at the same time.
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That number three job at Microsoft is a tough position to be in.
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This could be a chance to inflect that growth rate upward. But it's a challenge for Microsoft to overcome the perception that older versions of these products are good enough.
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They don't want a huge spike in December and then a slump in January and February, ... They're trying to avoid that.