Comments on: Microsoft: We're in 'fighting shape'

newsmaker Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer tell News.com why Redmond is no pushover--and what they're playing on the Xbox.

[rcrusoe]

Because they don't take American Express

IMO, anytime someone mentions their competition it says to me
that they consider them a serious competitor.

Sounds like Open Office and Google are keeping folks awake at
night in Redmond.

[David Arbogast]

WHAT

>>anytime someone mentions their competition it says to me that they consider them a serious competitor

Did you just mention Microsoft?? Then you must consider them to be serious competition! Watch out!

Hey... when an interviewer asks questions, you answer. Just how much competition exists for Office? What are they going to compare themselves to? WordPerfect 5.2 for DOS ?!?

I think it was an informative interview. They are obviously jazzed about XBox 360 and it sounds like they've put in far more effort developing a plan for competing with Google than most people on this site would ever give them credit for. Good questions. Good answers. Thanks, CNet.

[Jake Leone]

Microsoft bows to Chai knees censors, joins Chai knees in Murder Inc.

This is article is all about what Microsoft says its agenda is. Microsoft's real agenda is money, and they don't care how many people have to die in order to get that money.

Microsoft recently destroyed a blogger's site (completely deleted and banished) because he had useful information about corruption in Chai nah. They did this because the Chai knees state is worth billions of $$$ to Microsoft.

The only reason why Microsoft exists is because people have given their lives to preserve the Constitution of the United States.

But the hedonists at the top of Microsoft don't care about human rights.

Frankly, those who deny FRED OHM to others deserve it not for themselves. Banish these hedonists to Chai nah.

Microsoft is actively destroying Fred Ohm of the press in Chai nah. Microsoft is actively allowing unchecked corruption to continue, and loving it. The Chai Knees government kills and imprisons all who point out any governmental corruption.

There is no check an balance in Chai Knees government. The fat cats at the top can do anything they want.

Microsoft is now a full partner in Murder Incorporated.

[Jonathan]

Actually from where I?m sitting...

Microsoft is about as weak as they have ever been. Lets see. Off the top of me head...

-360's launch was hardly spectacular with key titles still being held up along with, depending on who you talk to, massive, or not so, hardware issues.

-More Windows XP security holes that are hitting mainstream TV news.

-Next generation OS that is "on track" for a fall release. Never mind the fact that MS can't make up their mind if they really are going to move their graphics display subsystem out of the kernel into user mode. No one can get a straight answer from them for an OS that should be going gold in aprox 7 months.

-All the while a fairly large number of users and companies haven't upgraded from 9x or 2K to MS's flagship XP OS 4 years after it?s shipped.

I'm sure there are more complaints and criticisms, and no doubt some fanboi is going to pick apart my critical views of the company but the simple fact is Microsoft is putting on a brave face right now. (Like they were expected to do anything else.) Microsoft is taking some body blows in just about every department. Frankly even with a spectacular launch of Vista, I don?t believe it for a second because of the nature of this overhaul, I think they are in for some serious challenges in the next couple years and frankly I don't believe MS is nimble enough nor "wise" enough to counter those challenges. Microsoft has crafted Vista around today?s challenges. Microsoft is incapable of seeing 5 steps infront of them. Look at how Mr. Gates ?discovered? the internet at the 11th hour for Windows 95. Even though Vista is expected to be highly modular and more nimble when it comes to underlying upgrades I really don?t expect it to cope with future challenges. Frankly Microsoft is ?stuck?, for lack of a better term, with Vista for the foreseeable future and as competitors such as Google, Linux, Apple, Yahoo, etc start to expand into new areas I don?t think Microsoft is going to be able to adabt in a timely manner. Time will tell though.

[FisherKingKQJ]

prepaid

That reminds me,they didn't mention the prepaid and local this time. I heard Diners Card and Amex are the next Visa and MasterCard. :) :) :)

[Blito]

Meanwhile, after a busy day crushing Chinese dissidents...

I think Bill Gates should take on more of a consulting role for the rest of the industry. he's too industrial. This way he won't be trying to do everything himself. He is very smart and likable obviously, and with a great business foundation in beautiful Washington State where allot of the industry is.
They still don?t seem to be in the ?online? mode ala Google. Online advertising is better and MS still wants to charge upfront even after they said they were moving into the ?Live? era.

Basically the best software model today is SOA (Sevices Orientated Architecture) and they aint using it. Hello???