Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 27th Oct 2005 11:16 UTC
When Microsoft releases its SQL Server 2005 database on Nov. 7, it will have been five years since the last version debuted. If Windows Vista arrives as scheduled next fall, it too will follow its predecessor by five years. That's a pretty long time to make customers wait for a new release. Too long, concedes Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. "We just can't make our customers wait three or four years for the things which should have been on more interim cycles." Elsewhere, Bill Gates said that even though Google is Microsoft's biggest competitor, MS is not afraid of Google.
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RE: "If it ain't broke - don't fix it!"
by Googlesaurus on Thu 27th Oct 2005 17:14
in reply to ""If it ain't broke - don't fix it!""
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"Well, as the old saying goes "if it ain't broke don't fix it!" - why go out and spend thousands or millions (depending on the size of your company) to replace equipment and software if it already meets your needs?"
The ones really behind the 8-ball are the hardware OEM's, Dell and others. The need to upgrade from a FAST system to a FASTER system is shot to hell.
Not as if the world needs to be running an office suite at 4 ghz. As far as the choice of OS's or office suite goes, it matters not. Whatever works for the users.
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2005-07-06
The article says that MS's user base is archaic?
Well, as the old saying goes "if it ain't broke don't fix it!" - why go out and spend thousands or millions (depending on the size of your company) to replace equipment and software if it already meets your needs ?
It seems to me that Microsoft is not doing enough market research :-)