The fall of Microsoft
Apr 24, 2009, 13:02 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)
[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]
"For the stockholders among you that means Microsoft's
diluted earnings per share were down 30% over last year and well
below what the 39 the analysts were expecting. What carved into
Microsoft's piggy-bank? According to Microsoft it was "a poor
showing in its Client, Microsoft Business Division and Server &
Tools groups." In other words, pretty much everything.
"What's caused this?
"Several things. First, the economy is a mess. We all know that.
Only Red Hat, one of my fave operating systems companies, seems to
have actually figured out how to do well in these times."
Complete
Story
Related Stories:
- NSW Government not giving away Linux vs Microsoft details(Apr 16, 2009)
- BSA equates software pirates to Somali pirates(Apr 15, 2009)
- How to Hijack an EU Open Source Strategy Paper(Apr 13, 2009)
- On Netbooks and Redmond, Death and Taxes(Apr 02, 2009)
- On the TomTom settlement: Microsoft Rolls Back its "Open" Promises(Mar 31, 2009)
- Microsoft Rules Netbooks Now, But ARM/Linux Threat Grows(Mar 27, 2009)
- Do Linux users pay a "Microsoft tax?"(Mar 24, 2009)
- Is Ballmer conceding victory to Linux Netbooks?(Mar 23, 2009)
- Microsoft and Its Three Biggest Threats(Mar 05, 2009)
- Ballmer: Linux Bigger Competitor than Apple(Feb 25, 2009)
