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Did Microsoft Miss the E-Commerce Boat? | |
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| Time: 14:44 EST/19:44 GMT | News Source: NewsFactor | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Contrary to what Microsoft's .NET spin doctors would have users believe, the software powerhouse is not likely to dominate e-commerce the way it now rules the desktop. ".NET will not radically change Microsoft's position within e-commerce," Giga Information Group analyst Andrew Bartels told the E-Commerce Times. "It will not be a breakthrough." Microsoft entered the e-commerce space years ago with portal and shopping sites and commerce servers, but the company has yet to rise above also-ran status in the industry. And pundits said there is no reason to think .NET will dramatically improve Microsoft's e-commerce rank. | ||
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| #1 By 135 (208.50.201.48) at 4/22/2002 4:22:38 PM |
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B2C is cookie cutter software... it's all the same, commoditized and little money to be made there.
B2B is about customization, and that's where .Net fits in as it's a development platform. |
| #2 By 20 (24.243.51.87) at 4/22/2002 5:48:47 PM |
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Wow, that's a new low. They reveal bias in the first sentence. Only 6 words!
Anyhow, I don't know about you guys, but I don't think I've ever visited an ecommerce-enabled web site that ever worked well and consistently. About the only one that seems to have it's shiat together is Dell.com and you should see the hemogeny of software (both purchased and home grown) to make it all work. B2C and B2B are still in sad shapes. MS has helped make it better with Biztalk and Commerce Server, but neither one go 100% of the way. I go to Sun.com and they have a horrible ecommerce setup that is all but broken. IBM's site is a laughable joke. HP... don't get me started on them... Oracle? Dear God... RUN FOR COVER! No one has solved this problem, but when I look at MS-driven sites, at least they work and don't dump your shopping cart at random intervals. |
| #3 By 2332 (129.21.145.80) at 4/23/2002 1:16:43 PM |
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Web Services will do much more for 3rd parties than it will ever do for Microsoft.
The big money is in B2B, but Microsoft will probably be relegated to not being part of that B2B, even though their technology will. |
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