Goodness knows Microsoft could do with some more rationality, even if they have to come by it illicitly ;)
I thought Microsoft had plenty of rationality. Their legendary market value reflects their ability to win; which is made more impressive by the fact that they have to overcome some rather severe technical flaws in their products.
Admittedly, they seem rather enamored of some forms of Dark Arts—which is one of the reasons why I won’t support them—but I can’t deny that they are astonishingly successful at what they do.
Microsoft used to win. Their stock has been roughly flat for about the last ten years while the rest of the market has gained tremendously. They are no longer the industry-dominating money machine they used to be in the pre-Ballmer days.
I thought Microsoft had plenty of rationality. Their legendary market value reflects their ability to win; which is made more impressive by the fact that they have to overcome some rather severe technical flaws in their products.
Admittedly, they seem rather enamored of some forms of Dark Arts—which is one of the reasons why I won’t support them—but I can’t deny that they are astonishingly successful at what they do.
Microsoft used to win. Their stock has been roughly flat for about the last ten years while the rest of the market has gained tremendously. They are no longer the industry-dominating money machine they used to be in the pre-Ballmer days.
You have a good point. So the winningness would all have been Gates, then.
Or Gates simply chose a good time to leave, or he left because MS was only going to go downhill.
The winningest time to leave.