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Mr. Nice Guy
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"I'm gonna speak softly, but carry a BIG STICK!!!"
Mar 2002
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http://news.com.com/ Microsoft%3A+L...ml?tag=nefd.top
Microsoft: Linux may mean price cuts, fewer sales
Published: September 3, 2004, 11:28 AM PDT
By Jo Best
Special to CNET News.com
Microsoft has filed a report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission warning that 2005 could be challenging, as Linux continues to steal business and PC sales remain sluggish.
"For fiscal 2005, we believe industrywide factors such as PC unit growth and the success of noncommercial software could significantly affect our results of operations and financial condition. PC unit growth was very strong in fiscal 2004, increasing approximately 13 percent from fiscal 2003. We do not expect similar growth to occur in fiscal 2005," the filing stated.
As well as suffering from a lack of PC buyers, it seems that Microsoft fears that Linux might pick up some of its market share.
"We continue to watch the evolution of open-source software development and distribution...We believe that Microsoft's share of server units grew modestly in fiscal 2004, while Linux distributions rose slightly faster on an absolute basis," the filing said.
"The increase in Linux distributions reflects some significant public announcements of support and adoption of open-source software in both the server and desktop markets in the last year. To the extent open-source software products gain increasing market acceptance, sales of our products may decline, which could result in a reduction in our revenue and operating margins."
Many of the concerns listed in the filing, such as the threat from Linux and the pressure on license, have become boiler plate in recent years. In addition, Microsoft predicted in its recent earnings forecast that PC sales could slow.
Antitrust concerns are also playing a part in the newly modest outlook, with the company hoping to resolve all the remaining antitrust scraps for between $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion.
The filing also lists where Microsoft has identified potential market opportunities. Expect to see Microsoft gunning for the search segment, putting on big consumer technology (TV, games, video) drive and trying to woo small and midsize businesses.
For a company thought to have a cash mountain of some $60 billion, such worries might seem premature, but the Redmond, Wash.-based company has been on a cost-cutting drive that saw office giveaways for things like soda and towels dry up, as CEO Steve Ballmer announced that the company would be aiming to shave $1 billion off its operating costs.
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Q Cubed
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t3h y3ll0w p3ril
Apr 1999
time: 23:24
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The only response you will get from Mr. Nice Guy will be another I love Apple thread. |
edit: i realize calling him a coward is hurtful.
how is the new imac fully expandable?
Last edited by Q Cubed on 05-09-2004 at 03:15
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Zopperoni
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It was a typo, he meant "expendable".
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Asher
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Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999
time: 22:24
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Sorry to rain on the parade, but not once has Windows lost marketshare in the desktop or in the server.
Every year, sales increase and marketshare rises. Even well after 1998, when the Linux pundits began predicting Windows' demise. On the desktop, it's just not going anywhere. On the server, it's making gains -- but equal gains made by Microsoft. The gains they're making are not at the expense of Microsoft usually, but at the expensive of the big-box Unix vendors. Another point the Linux pundits ignore.
Linux is a niche OS for desktops, and a cheap OS for servers. That's all it will be.
If the people predicting Linux becoming a majority, or even equal, marketshare actually had any idea about the markets they're ranting about, they would not have such an opinion.
They'll wave their hands and ignore the reports of Windows sales increasing (indeed, they'll latch onto obscure reports -- I recall when XP was released UR was talking about how poor it was selling...), and then chant about how Linux is going to take over.
The Linux pundits are not unlike a cult that is awaiting the apocalypse...
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Ted Striker
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United States of America
Jan 1970
time: 21:24
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quote:
Originally posted by Asher
Sorry to rain on the parade, but not once has Windows lost marketshare in the desktop or in the server.
Every year, sales increase and marketshare rises. Even well after 1998, when the Linux pundits began predicting Windows' demise. On the desktop, it's just not going anywhere. On the server, it's making gains -- but equal gains made by Microsoft. The gains they're making are not at the expense of Microsoft usually, but at the expensive of the big-box Unix vendors. Another point the Linux pundits ignore.
Linux is a niche OS for desktops, and a cheap OS for servers. That's all it will be.
If the people predicting Linux becoming a majority, or even equal, marketshare actually had any idea about the markets they're ranting about, they would not have such an opinion.
They'll wave their hands and ignore the reports of Windows sales increasing (indeed, they'll latch onto obscure reports -- I recall when XP was released UR was talking about how poor it was selling...), and then chant about how Linux is going to take over.
The Linux pundits are not unlike a cult that is awaiting the apocalypse... |
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