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Capt Bringdown
12-03-2012, 08:19 PM
Jay Yarrow, businessinsider.com:

Almost one year ago today, we laid out the nightmare scenario for Microsoft (MSFT) that could lead to its business collapsing. After laying it all out, we concluded, "Fortunately for Microsoft, none of this is going to happen."

We were wrong.

A lot changed in the last year. Microsoft's nightmare scenario is actually starting to take hold. We're revisiting our slideshow from last year to see how things have played out.

more - > (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/steve-ballmer-s-nightmare-is-coming-true-181558610.html)

I've never understood why MS just doesn't stick to the boring stuff that they're somewhat good at.
vander
12-05-2012, 08:25 PM
sad
Viva Las Espuelas
12-06-2012, 08:45 PM
No way businesses start switching over their computers to Macs. I just don't see companies taking on that added cost.
DJ Mbenga
12-06-2012, 09:10 PM
this article is too panicky and exaggerates.
microsoft is going to be fine being third in phones, their impact will probably be better overseas.
office will come out for tablets and they'll get peoples money from there, people will buy their software as an app.
leemajors
12-06-2012, 10:41 PM
No way businesses start switching over their computers to Macs. I just don't see companies taking on that added cost.

true, but I doubt they are upgrading to 8 either.
MannyIsGod
12-07-2012, 12:21 PM
No way businesses start switching over their computers to Macs. I just don't see companies taking on that added cost.

This
MannyIsGod
12-07-2012, 12:21 PM
true, but I doubt they are upgrading to 8 either.

This too. I don't see the point. 7 works just fine.
ElNono
12-08-2012, 01:13 AM
I can tell you a good chunk of companies definitely switched the berries to iPhones and quite a few has gotten on board the iPad gravy train... You can criticize Apple for a lot of things, but their dev tools and programs for enterprises are top notch
Heath Ledger
12-08-2012, 09:24 PM
This too. I don't see the point. 7 works just fine.


I have never been happier with a Microsoft OS than I am with Windows 7. No need for me to upgrade what so ever. And I have a Hacintosh so I get the best of both worlds.
MannyIsGod
12-09-2012, 04:19 AM
I can tell you a good chunk of companies definitely switched the berries to iPhones and quite a few has gotten on board the iPad gravy train... You can criticize Apple for a lot of things, but their dev tools and programs for enterprises are top notch

Moving from RIM devices to ipones is nothing like moving from windows to macs, IMO.
Capt Bringdown
12-12-2012, 01:39 AM
No way businesses start switching over their computers to Macs. I just don't see companies taking on that added cost.
I don't either. Of course, similar things were said about IBM's market dominance as well.
Viva Las Espuelas
12-12-2012, 08:01 PM
I'm sure IBM's/PC's pricepoint was nowhere near Apple's. Haven't looked it up but I'm pretty positive it's nowhere close.
ElNono
12-13-2012, 04:31 AM
Moving from RIM devices to ipones is nothing like moving from windows to macs, IMO.

And I agree, but iPads have been eating right into the PC market and obviously the iPhone is the top selling product Apple has... so, in a way, they're making a dent in the enterprise market through different areas.
MannyIsGod
12-13-2012, 01:21 PM
But are iPads eating into the enterprise PC market? As a side note, many of the scientists I work with are using Macs which is somewhat surprising to me.
ElNono
12-13-2012, 05:10 PM
But are iPads eating into the enterprise PC market?

Sure, they're replacing many old web-based terminals with on-the-go customized apps.

This is an article from last year, but it illustrates a bit what i was talking about:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/technology/businesses-too-have-eyes-for-ipads-and-iphones.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Personally, we've even been contacted to subcontract developing iOS stuff from defense contractors. Can't go into details and eventually it didn't pan out for us, but a lot of these devices, especially iPads, are slowly crawling and entrenching themselves in markets you didn't think Apple would be in a few years ago.
leemajors
12-17-2012, 07:19 AM
Dell wanted MS to change tablet branding:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/17/3775748/dell-urged-ballmer-to-drop-windows-rt-brand