has appointed Ray Ozee to bring sea change in MS, will MS survive competitors like Linux, Google, Yahoo and Sony PS3
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Yes - definitely worried.\n\nIt's trying to fight many David's and definitely is worried of taking a hit sooner or later. A Few examples:\n\nLinux becoming mainstream server software supported even by IBM\nMany Open source software eating into Microsoft pie\nEnterprise Development largely has moved to Java\nApple lowering price for Macs and taking on Wintel combo\nMany Governments forming a significant chunk of users moving to Open source\nX-box has stiff competition from PSP, and several others
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I think you answered your own question...they will likely follow the same path they took with XBox.\n\nCheck out the website:\n\nhttp://www.zune.net/en-US/\n\nI don't think they will find the same success with Zune as they did with XBox personally...Apple does do something right and this seems to be one of them.\n\nMicrosoft, like all large companies, will likely work the same routine...undercut the competitor's prices; arrange more third-party vendors; sign exclusive distribution rights; and take a share.  Then they hold on until the competitor dies or they realize it won't work.  I'm thinking airlines for some reason...a new regional start up always faces prices cuts by the big dogs until they can't even turn a profit...time wastes away what capital they have.\n\nBut Apple isn't a regional startup...and Jobs does seem to do marketing right, so expect this to not be a successful venture for Microsoft.\n\nThe only other thought to share is how Microsoft is pushing the single-device concept.  Sort of like how cell phones can do everything from pictures, navigation, surf the web, etc...MS is trying this with their devices and if they can integrate these devices well, then they could overtake Apple's market share.  But that is a big challenge.
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If you are talking about pay per click advertising (Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing), you don't want "hits." You want clicks that resolve in sales conversions.\n\nIn my experience, Google far outperforms Yahoo in terms of volume of clicks and conversions. We blow through our Google budget 3-4x faster than Yahoo and the leads are slightly higher quality.\n\nDon't even bother with MSN or Ask. They don't have their acts together yet.\n\nGood luck!
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EmptyV.  They may have crappy products, and run a tyranny, but they certainly do have a good marketing strategy. Just like microsoft.
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Open source software weather desktop version or web version, are growing rapidly. It is said to be future by many experts. We have already seen democratic mood of major websites like yahoo.com, google.com, etc. \n\nMSN is a good example. Though more professional in services and wider product ranges available at MSN  site, yahoo and google rank ahead of MSN. This is the power of free services. We hope we will get benefits of sofwares in future.\n\nThere are drawbacks too. Open source systems are hugely error prone and subject to violence if not governed properly. Hackers and crackers community will rule if they will get any system software easily, or think how will they controll Internet if community will be made of totally free version software. \n\nI prefer 50% free, open source software and web edition, while 50% for professional , proprietary softwares. This will be more balanced.
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As stated above, I don't think Yahoo is concerned with the Internet Browser market.  What many Internet companies are focasing on now is the concept of the "run from anywhere" application.  Look for example at the Yahoo Mail Beta interface... looks a lot like something you'd see with a desktop mail application.  I see Yahoo expanding with "office-like" applications, especially now that Google has hinted at their development of such things, plus the possibility for unlimited online storage!
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no,its a good thing...they are competing with microsoft's web services
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It depends. Yahoo and google return very very similar results. MSN has a couple of more mismatches. But then again it depends on what you are searching for..
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Google is worth more than MSN (MSN is Microsoft's internet search engine therefore a part of Microsoft.), however Microsoft is worth way more then google. Microsoft's market value is around $267 billion and they are #41 on the fortune 500 list. Google has a market value of nearly $50 billion and as of last April were #541 on the Fortune 1000 list.  These figures are almost a year old but Google has not made $200 billion in the last year.  The new Figures will be released in April.\n\nSO MICROSOFT IS WORTH MUCH,MUCH MORE THAN GOOGLE.\n\nAfter a quick check MSFT market cap is still $274 billion and GOOG is $106 billion.  \nMicrosoft still wins.\n\nI could go much more into detail to let it sufice that Microsoft is worth more.\n\nAnd to the post above about MSN owning lots of blogs and stuff with advertisments, you would be suprised if you knew all that google owned.\n\n"Company Information \nMicrosoft Corporation. The Group's principal activity is to develop, manufacture, license and support a wide range of software products for a multitude of computing devices. The software products include scalable operating systems for servers, personal computers and intelligent devices; server applications for client or server environments; information worker productivity applications; business solutions applications and software development tools. The Group also provides consulting and product support services. The Group trains and certifies system integrators and developers. The Group sells the Xbox video game console and games, PC games and peripherals. The online businesses are MSN subscription and the Internet products and services. In 2005, the Group acquired assets of MessageCast Inc, Sybari Software Inc, Teleo Inc, FrontBridge Technologies Inc, Alacris Inc and Foldershare.com."\n\n"Company Information \nGoogle Inc.. The Group's principal activity is to provide advertising solutions, global internet search solutions through its internet site and intranet solutions via an enterprise search appliance. It maintains online index of websites and other content. It has automated search technology that helps people to obtain access to relevant information from vast online index. Trademarks include Google, AdSense, AdWords, I'm Feeling Lucky, PageRank and Keyhole, Blogger, Orkut.com, Froogle, Gmail and Picasa. It can be accessed through destination sites at Google.com and 112 other international domains, such as Google.de, Google.fr, Google.co.uk, Google.co.jp and Google.ca. The Google interface is available in more than 100 languages."
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No that won't happen, that's what i heard when i attended the studio 2005 release last year about the merge :). More over their are lots of freehand user are their, so that won't happen, atleast nearer...\n\n--\nBalakumar Muthu\nhttp://i5bala.blogspot.com
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I wouldn't mess with a Microsoft product that much.  You're liable to kill everything.  What is the end result you are trying to accomplish?
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Yeah Microsoft has it!
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the only other one to become availible in the near future is MSN AdCentral, and your not hearing a whole ton of info on that because it's still under radar a bit. I know because I have in's with MSN.
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He's not retiring. He has decided to turn the day-to-day operation of Microsoft over to others. He and Melinda will now concentrate their efforts on spending the billions of dollars they have funnelled into the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. \n\nGates will still have his finger on the pulse of the company and will continue as the Chairman of the Board (or is it President?). He's just going to do what he has always said he would ultimately do.... give most of his wealth to charity. That will leave him with only a billion or so of his own.
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Okay... \n1.) You are an idiot. Yahoo are the evil capitalists here, they're the ones who sell out, they're the ones who offer site better placement in search results if they pay money.\n2.) You're an idiot. MSN is run by Microsoft (But I'm assuming you already know that), the even more shitty company that brings you computers that are impossible to handle or work with, Game systems that are put together from parts they practically buy right of the shelves (not to mention that they don't even make enough 360's to bring around, causing global chaos), they're the ones who try to think of new ideas... But google beats them to it.\n\nGoogle's products are better. \nTheir search engine is better than Yahoo's or MSN's. (and yes, I do realize that Yahoo is powered by Google, the difference is Yahoo sells out. See Above.)\nTheir browser (firefox) is better than IE.\nYahoo actually went to China first. \nWhat you don't see is that Google is doing the world a favor. Google paved the way for the internet... and they still are.
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BANGALORE, India - When Microsoft Corp. chairman    Bill Gates begins a four-day visit to India on Tuesday (12-06-2005), he'll see a country moving increasingly toward open source operating systems — the chief rival to his company's Windows software. \n\nADVERTISEMENT\n \nThe head of Microsoft's India division, Ravi Venkatesan, said Gates plans to focus "on realizing India's potential" during his visit.\n\nMicrosoft has long viewed India, a country of 1 billion people with a fast growing economy, as a potentially huge market, and this will be Gates' fourth visit. He'll meet with senior Indian officials, business leaders and programmers and detail Microsoft's long-announced plans to invest $400 million in India in the coming years.\n\nGates is an icon to legions of programmers in India, and Indian leaders and business moguls line up to shake hands with him when he visits.
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I have to look at Bill Gates and say no there is not...you can have a finite market and still increase sales though product improvements...and upgrades...