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Why Ray Ozzie can't save Microsoft | |
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| Time: 00:02 EST/05:02 GMT | News Source: ComputerWorld | Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum | ||
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When Ray Ozzie took over as Microsoft's chief software architect in 2006, he was hailed as a visionary who would save Microsoft by bringing it out of the doldrums and into the Internet age. But based on his poor stewardship of the "Live" brand, and Microsoft's ham-handed attempt to take over Yahoo, it's clear he's not the one to save the company. Maybe nobody can. Ozzie certainly has the smarts and the background to do the job; he was the man behind Lotus Notes and Groove, both of which were groupware pioneers. When Microsoft bought out Ozzie's company Groove Networks in the fall of 2005, and brought him onboard, Ozzie very clearly knew the problems that Microsoft faced. | ||
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| #1 By 28801 (65.90.202.10) at 2/13/2008 7:03:16 AM |
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The title should read "Why Preston Gralla is an idiot"!
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| #2 By 3653 (65.80.181.153) at 2/13/2008 7:53:39 AM |
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"Can X save Microsoft" article count must be around 1000 by now, dating back to the early 1980s.
Here's a clue... that phrase will begin to be a bit more reasonable IF/WHEN their profits stop growing by 15% annually. But seeing how even that hasn't occurred, I think the "saving" is a bit premature. |
| #3 By 13030 (76.183.2.173) at 2/13/2008 8:39:07 AM |
| #2, I agree that the "saving would seem to be premature. Microsoft has shown that even when it is about to miss the boat, the company can realign itself very quickly. |
| #4 By 8556 (12.208.163.138) at 2/13/2008 8:50:24 AM |
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Why would one try to "save" a company that made $51 BILLION US in profit in FY 2007 and is on track to make even more profit in FY 2008? It appears that they don't need to be "saved". Amen. This post was edited by bobsireno on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 13:00. |
| #5 By 3653 (65.80.181.153) at 2/13/2008 2:02:17 PM |
| bob's point is right, but that $51B is revenue, not profit. Its something like $15B in profit. |
| #6 By 2960 (72.196.195.185) at 2/13/2008 3:20:24 PM |
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if they spend 40 Billion plus for yahoo, they WILL need saving...
TL |
| #7 By 3653 (65.80.181.153) at 2/14/2008 8:12:51 PM |
| yahoo is profitable, and will likely stay that way. So, how is buying a profitable asset going to somehow overcome the HIGHLY profitable rest of msft? |
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