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Miami Herald: Microsoft: It’s one thing to dominate; it’s another to lead

Thanks to Eric Fletcher
for this link.

“It still catches us off guard when a conqueror brilliantly
wipes away foe after foe, then stumbles helplessly when there’s no
one left to crush.

“If you’re depending on that conqueror to be a leader, you can
have a real problem.

“The more I watch Microsoft stumble over the next generation of
its operating system, the more I think we’re watching that
phenomenon in action. I worry about all of us who are dependent on
Microsoft to help make our computers useful.

“I think the key to Microsoft’s success has been its ability to
shamelessly copy the best traits of any competitor…”


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