Do you think MS will ever be "number 1" just like Nintendo was/is and Sony?

[JaggedSac]

HappySqurriel said:

JaggedSac said:

Really I would have thought people on these boards would have looked at it differently.  They seem to have the software side licked aka boatloads of fucking games being sold and had trouble with the hardware aka the rrod.  They do innovate, they just do it in a manner that is behind the scenes in their research division which keeps mum on all things new, hell they have many many university research departments in their pocket.  They were the first to come up with the idea for AJAX(in Outlook).  What you do not realize is that all companies buy most of their innovations.  They see a start up that does something special and they buy them.

 

Companies tend to buy Microsoft software because "No one ever got fired for buying Microsoft" ... On top of that, a lot of companies still believe that they need the same level of support from companies that they needed in the 90s which eliminates the option of open-source and small company projects.

 

 

 

LOL.  I was not saying companies are buying most of M$'s innovations.  I am saying that a company like Google might buy a start up that adds something innovative to their business.  M$ is very good at supporting businesses, they will take care of you all the way from Sharepoint to Exchange Server.

 

And no, companies do not pirate M$ software.  Too much at stake.  Individuals at home, however, are a different story.