This paragraph, ‘ Across .....Analysts and executives on all sides would say the others are spreading .......would take years to materialize’, sounds so much like what FB and AAPL are engaged in. I remember reading somewhere that the way Mark Z positions himself is very similar to the manner in which Bill Gates used to. So, if that analogy is one that you endorse, what are your thoughts on the current FB and AAPL media sponsored war of words?
Did you guys at MSFT feel that BillG would eat IBM's lunch? Was there employee resentment inside MSFT in the manner that it is reported that there is at FB?
I wonder who wins in the FB-AAPL duel. Or maybe, both end up winning in different ways, or both lose.
Fantastic writing as always. I can't wait for the next few years which were so pivotal. I hope we read more of the insane success of VB too, and its cousin VBA in apps. WinWord 6, Excel 5, Access (finally!) This will be delicious!
This paragraph, ‘ Across .....Analysts and executives on all sides would say the others are spreading .......would take years to materialize’, sounds so much like what FB and AAPL are engaged in. I remember reading somewhere that the way Mark Z positions himself is very similar to the manner in which Bill Gates used to. So, if that analogy is one that you endorse, what are your thoughts on the current FB and AAPL media sponsored war of words?
I don’t know what it feels like to be on the inside there. Tough to escape similarities on the outside.
Did you guys at MSFT feel that BillG would eat IBM's lunch? Was there employee resentment inside MSFT in the manner that it is reported that there is at FB?
I wonder who wins in the FB-AAPL duel. Or maybe, both end up winning in different ways, or both lose.
Fantastic writing as always. I can't wait for the next few years which were so pivotal. I hope we read more of the insane success of VB too, and its cousin VBA in apps. WinWord 6, Excel 5, Access (finally!) This will be delicious!
Sounds like a challenging career decision to make at that time.