Comments on: Ballmer: IBM in the crosshairs

Selling to CEOs with a different "point of view" will translate to revenue growth, the Microsoft head says.

[Stan Johnson]

No creative life left in IBM

IBM does not believe there is a next big thing. Their creativity is all dried up. I think Microsoft can do very well against a company that thinks like IBM.

Never any creative life in Microsoft

They are all about seeing what others are doing and then copying, as is the case with this story ... somebody at microsoft probably said "oh, IBM is selling to top execs, well, we should also do this."

[jmmejzz]

Creative and MS?

I would have to ask what was the last truely creative product from MS?

[murato]

Maybe, but that should not depend on Donofrio's words..

Although it reminds me of the US patent bureau manager's words back in 1800's.

Donofrio is talking about innovation, rather than invention. The circuits are getting tinier, Moore's law still applicable, but that is again related with innovation...

[murato]

Maybe, but that should not depend on Donofrio's words..

Although it reminds me of the US patent bureau manager's words back in 1800's.

Donofrio is talking about innovation, rather than invention. The circuits are getting tinier, Moore's law still applicable, but that is again related with innovation...

[ServedUp]

Ballmer: IBM IN THE CROSSHAIRS

A headline with the word "hair" and Steve Ballmer in it.
Is nothing short of ridiculous!!

I think the words "Chair", "Google", "Ballmer" and "hypertension"
will definitely sell a story.

MS is going after IBM. Yeah right! Thats a great strategy! Kudos
to MS. They are so cutting edge.

I don't know about you but does anybody really learn anything
from Steve Ballmer these days.

[TechDeveloper]

He's Right.

I work at a company with 18k employees and we were informed months ago that Notes is out and exchange is in. Email will be first and the Notes development will follow.

The major reason was cost for upgrade and IBM arrogance when dealing with the company.

[Captain_Spock]

One Case In Point....

... that suggests that you, as well as Microsoft may very well be out of touch with world reality and things may just be the other way around. Think India, Think Guyana and the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean... and IBM and IBM's Business Partners are apparently doing very much what this article reads; "for the past ten years, through its relationship with IBM World Trade Cooperation, has been responsible for the introduction of the most advanced technologies to corporate and government customers in Guyana, a release from the organization said.

The company provides product, services and support for its customers who range from banking, insurance, telecommunications, food and beverage and petroleum industries to government organisations...";

"Top graduate in computer science at UG gets award
Monday, March 20th 2006":

http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_general_news?id=48497434


;-) ;-) ;-)

last week Google, this week IBM...

Microsoft sure is good at criticizing other people's products. Also, Ballmer did a great job hyping up the media that they're going to be hyping up. Microsoft a media company? Get outta town....

[Johnny Mnemonic]

I disagree with premise...

I disagree with the basic premise of this story
regarding Microsoft's "marketing to the technical
elite". Microsoft has always marketed to the
upper echelons of a corporation as they cannot
compete at a technical level. As far as my
experience and many colleagues of mine, there is
usually a corporate dictate from high above that
requires the engineering staff to support or install
MS products. I don't believe Microsoft would get
very far if they marketed to those who know better.