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Augen on 10 February 2014
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FlamingWeazel said:
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
And this is why the investors aren't the CEO of MS


Umm  the investors are right...the whole point is to get a  ROE, thay are not and MS keeps pumping billions into xbox yet have not yet seen an overall profit worthwhile, Xbox is a drop in the bucket, MS gets it's cash from Business and software services. They want to focus xbox's resources into areas they make big money it makes sense. Investors do have a lot of sway.

 

Do I think it will happen? No, but from an investment point of view they are correct.

 

Bing needs to go first though that has been a waste.


It depends on how you evaluate products.  I completely agree if you have a golden goose (Windows) it makes sense to just count your billions and be happy. The concern is down the road if Microsoft concede whole markets to other companies the potential revenue they will lose out on.  15 years ago Apple was generally viewed as a joke, then they made a push into the MP3 player market (iPod), the phone (iPhone) and tablet (iPad) markets to see insane growth to the biggest company in the world (believe it is between them and Exxon-Mobil).  

I do not bame Microsoft for making the Zune, Windows phone or Surface.  The issue is more to do with execution than the idea of trying to make Microsoft a relevant brand.  Again, I get it from a short term view. the question is if WIndows ever slips and Microsoft has no diversity in its portfolio how would they cope? I doubt we'll see it in next 5-10 years, but tech is a volatile field.