Microsoft
Just when it looked like Google was spreading its wings across the internet, coming up with
beta applications that are hosted on the net rather than on your home computer, a business
model that seemed to drive a stake into the heart of Microsoft, the big gorilla fights back. Microsoft, smartly enough, has come up with a net presence of their own.
www.officelive.com
WHY MICROSOFT OFFICE LIVE?
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A professional Web site, expertly hosted by Microsoft
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A secure online workspace for organizing and managing customer and business information
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A complete set of tools for managing time, tasks, projects, and company data that integrates with your existing Microsoft Office programs.
Now the battle begins. Let me know what you think.
posted by brain freeze at 3:48 AM
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Bill Gates has always been a follower. Now that Google has ambitious net plans, Microsoft is out trying to defend its turf.
They have always been followers.
They have been successful though.
It will be interesting to see what Google comes up with next to unsettle Microsoft.
10:13 PM
I liked the idea of MS coming up with the officelive. Many current users of office would be comfortable going with this if they are going to go the online hosted route.
But, remember that MS's biggest revenue source is the Office - would they be able to keep up those revenue levels after going online? It is not going to be a cakewalk, for sure. Microsoft is going to have to struggle to get their other businesses coming up to the rescue, which has not happened till now.
On the plus side, MS has enough cash so they can afford to give away services for free until the Office live catches on. I am sure Google is trying hard to figure out how to handle this Googly.
Recently I attended the Microsoft event on the release of Visual Studio, SQL server, etc.
The event was well planned and everything went smooth, well.. not Everything.
There were freebies, prizes, and the main reason for my attendance - free copies of the standard version software.
During the demo their software crashed many times, in front of the audience, showing the usual text message that the crash information could be sent to Microsoft for analysis - Send DoNotSend. The demonstrator made fun of it, saying 'it is now ready to ship!' and such, and the audience was too happy and applaused as the demonstrator quickly clicked on the Do Not Send button. It was fun.
I was inquiring about something to one of the Microsoft representatives. He explained me where on the web I could find that information, and also mentioned that I could google for the keyword so that.... Stop! Rewind..... rmation, and also mentioned that I could google for the keyword ...
I could not help but grin that a Microsoft representative would use that word, that too as a verb! Here is to Microsoft Live!
10:28 PM
Check out local.live.com. This is MS take on google maps and they have done a good job.
2:03 PM
Looks pretty cool..and effective too..
Bottom line, Google might be coming out with many initiaties, but the barrier to entry is low and Microsoft has the money and capability to capitalize on its late entry.
Google needs to find a space that it can dominate. Search engine..yes..everything else so far is a commodity as far as I am concerned.
8:58 PM
I liked the 'Locate Me' link and Push-pin on local.live.com
Still the map refresh is not as smooth as Google's, but of course it is just a matter of time.
MS has identified that there is enough interest in the market for these features, so now they are going after it with a vengence. Smart people! Their email live is also looking nice.
Bottom-line though is how MS could pull enough users to them, so that the Ad revenues reduction at Google could make a dent on their profitability.
Overall, WWW-on-beta is awesome for consumers!
8:50 PM
Sorry, spelled my link wrong.
8:51 PM
Pity that a company with the kind of resources Microsoft has, it still remains a follower, surely money should be able to hire some of the most creative brains out there.
Instead, it's a follower and then uses its might to crush companies started by creative entrepreneurs. In my lttle dream world, linux takes over to the eventual demise of Windows, and google rules the world :)
10:57 AM
Pity that a company with the kind of resources Microsoft has, it still remains a follower, surely money should be able to hire some of the most creative brains out there.
Instead, it's a follower and then uses its might to crush companies started by creative entrepreneurs. In my lttle dream world, linux takes over to the eventual demise of Windows, and google rules the world :)
10:57 AM
Ray Ozzie is the answer. He might be able to take microsoft forward..
Microsoft for a long time, by virtue of their business, have provided only back end applications..
Ray Ozzie has to bring Microsoft to the common consumer..it will be interesting to see how that happens..
Pocket PC, Intelligent watches..that kind of thing...
8:31 PM
Analyst: Xbox sales miss estimates
Pacific Northwest
Microsoft
Microsoft probably sold 1.3 million Xbox 360 video-game consoles since the introduction in November, missing analysts' estimates, Goldman, Sachs analyst Rick Sherlund said.
Sales may have reached 900,000 in North and South America, 300,000 in Europe and 100,000 in Asia, Sherlund said Tuesday in a note. That would fall short of Goldman's estimate of as many as 1.8 million units, he said.
The lag may indicate production problems, Sherlund said, adding that demand for the machine probably will outstrip supply for the next two quarters.
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Just a supply demand problem..
..not a demand problem alone ;-)
just an FYI
1:00 AM
Check this out!
http://officelive.microsoft.com/WebHosting.aspx
8:56 PM
Check out this too!
http://news.com.com/2061-10805_3-6043260.html
9:25 PM
And then there was google..
Check out Google Finance - in Google style.
http://finance.google.com/finance?q=apple&btnG=Search
9:13 PM
For more details on Google Finance, check:
http://www.google.com/googlefinance/faq.html
9:15 PM
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