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Originally Posted by Supz
And as I mentioned before, these really aren't such a big deal in the big picture. What I said before was that Microsoft Active Directory is not being moved out of the Corporate world anytime soon. No matter what Windows 8 is like, maybe some end users wont upgrade. But all companies in America use Windows based desktop, except for graphic design firms and other small marketing/pr/fashion houses. And if a company is not using Office 365, its because they have office already. Not because they are using OpenOffice. Hate Microsoft all you want, but nothing is replacing active directory or exchange, and they are the central part of all corporate networks.
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For the record, I don't hate MS. Let's be clear - I think Ballmer should step down, and I think the guys who run sales and OEM for Windows and Office should be canned.
I already said I thought Dynamics CRM, Skype, BizSpark, etc are all well run. The people running those divisions are aggressively adding value. I think Ballmer's my way or the highway culture should go away and MS could be innovators with a pile of cash and a huge rolodex. Their ability to "Strongarm" and "Stranglehold" will be gone in 5 years, IMHO.