I think many of us are underestimating Microsoft because of how crappy Windows is and keeps being.
But as a business entity they've been ferocious from the start, and succeeded through sheer perseverance where Google gave up after some tepid tries.
Xbox would have been killed by Google in the first year. Exchange would have stayed in beta for a decade, and Office365 would have had no support if it was in GSuite.
If Google were to find a way, I think they'd need a radically different approach, as I don't see them ever fixing their focus problem.
I think that's a valid point. Maybe Google culturally will not be able to turn around. Not because crappy product, but because of lack of focus.
That said, Google is still printing money and increasing profits and revenues. Nothing like falling profits (or even losses) to create some pressure to focus. DEC would be the example of a company that failed to do so.
Reinventing yourself because you imploded your primary market is still an own-goal. If you can capture a new market then you could have had both. And what if the primary market collapses first?
I think many of us are underestimating Microsoft because of how crappy Windows is and keeps being.
But as a business entity they've been ferocious from the start, and succeeded through sheer perseverance where Google gave up after some tepid tries.
Xbox would have been killed by Google in the first year. Exchange would have stayed in beta for a decade, and Office365 would have had no support if it was in GSuite.
If Google were to find a way, I think they'd need a radically different approach, as I don't see them ever fixing their focus problem.
I think that's a valid point. Maybe Google culturally will not be able to turn around. Not because crappy product, but because of lack of focus.
That said, Google is still printing money and increasing profits and revenues. Nothing like falling profits (or even losses) to create some pressure to focus. DEC would be the example of a company that failed to do so.
Reinventing yourself because you imploded your primary market is still an own-goal. If you can capture a new market then you could have had both. And what if the primary market collapses first?