Is Microsoft losing their edge to competitors?

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ymeaga1n said:

Fei-Hung said:

My Opinion on why Microsoft became successful

To me, it is all very straight forward. Whilst PC's were a great machine to own, until Microsoft came along, they were not user friendly to the majority of the users. Microsoft allowed people to easily access PC's to do regular work as well as more complex. It allowed people who were new to the PC to find a friendly start whilst those who were professionals, it allowed them to build on their skills. Microsoft was fresh, it was creative and innovative! It was so good in fact; that the money which came pouring in, made Bill Gates, founder of MS the richest man on earth at the time and made the company so powerful, the government had to step in and split the company into three.

LOL Microsoft was never split by the gov't.

 

http://www.businessweek.com/1998/16/b3574008.htm

http://money.cnn.com/2000/04/28/companies/microsoft/

http://news.cnet.com/Government-expected-to-stick-with-two-way-split/2100-1001_3-241080.html

 

in response to the OP it'll be a long time before Microsoft's lack of a competetive edge becomes a real issue , they are an integral part of the way we live and that's not going to change too soon.