tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072705265080833937.post839806039670728903..comments2024-02-17T08:20:10.226+02:00Comments on SOA filling the Gaps: Microsoft's Skype acquisition: Warning Signs aheadAvi Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012894476959942872noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072705265080833937.post-20424866031677293002011-05-20T16:00:56.998+03:002011-05-20T16:00:56.998+03:00I received the following comment in Linkedin Globa...I received the following comment in Linkedin Global Technology Managers Group.<br />MS specializes in dying products...but in this case I think they're after the 170 million users. I wonder what they're going to offer these users? Integrated MS Dynamics CRM or evolving Microsoft's Messenger to a new social platform based on Skype? <br />Posted by Emanuel (Emi) Maskil Leitan<br /><br />My respones to the comment is:<br />Emanuel, Are there reallly new 170 million users? I doubt, many if them are already using Microsoft's products such as Windows and Office. The real questions are:<br />1. What willl be the Microsoft serivces they will use?<br />2. What revenues Microsoft can get directly or indirectly from these services?<br /><br />Some people suggest that those users will use Bing search engine instead of Google Search.<br />I do not think that siginificant number of users will do so.<br /> <br />Others suggest that it will be a new service in Windows Operating System. I do not think that Microsoft can bind Skype and Windows without being sued due to misuse of its Operating System monopoly.Avi Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012894476959942872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072705265080833937.post-58438733328803804542011-05-20T01:34:29.850+03:002011-05-20T01:34:29.850+03:00Microsoft is doing many mistakes. I think this is ...Microsoft is doing many mistakes. I think this is one of them. <br /><br />They want the user base, and they think / hope by acquisition people will start to like them. It may work for a while but they want get ROI on Skype. It's just to upgrade their image. For MS, spending here and there $8B, is okay if one of the acquisition will generate what they wantYanivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02664869510540325314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072705265080833937.post-28143948487828058752011-05-17T07:41:03.703+03:002011-05-17T07:41:03.703+03:00I received the following comment in
LinkedIn lobal...I received the following comment in<br />LinkedIn lobal Technology CXO (CIO, CEO, CTO, VP, GM) Group<br /><br /><br />Discussion: Microsoft's Skype acquisition: Warning Signs ahead<br />I really don't know why Microsoft would pay huge money to buy this dying business. Very surprising move. I can only pray for the best for MS. <br />Posted by Sharon Reeder, PMP,CSCPAvi Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012894476959942872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072705265080833937.post-89437888399997788132011-05-16T17:07:54.770+03:002011-05-16T17:07:54.770+03:00Ron, It is not a matter of R&D only. Other asp...Ron, It is not a matter of R&D only. Other aspects include adaptation to a diferent development and maintanance approach, a different revenues model etc. You can read more in older posts such as: <br /><a href="http://avirosenthal.blogspot.com/2008/05/will-microsoft-survive-until-2018.html" rel="nofollow">vendors Survival: Will Microsoft Survive until 2018?</a><br />and <a href="http://avirosenthal.blogspot.com/2008/09/will-google-survive-until-2018.html" rel="nofollow">Vendors Survival: Will Google Survive until 2018?</a>Avi Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012894476959942872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072705265080833937.post-45109917490109374512011-05-16T16:27:27.105+03:002011-05-16T16:27:27.105+03:00Great article, very interesting, my hypothesis is ...Great article, very interesting, my hypothesis is very much inspired by the facebook angle, google is taking big chunks of microsoft end users and SMB to medium clientele regarding the future services that will be supplied via cloud, this is Microsoft major concern, they know very well they were pretty much caught off guard, they cannot R & D quick enough to change the balance, so they picked the strategy to weaken theyre opponent instead of strengthening them selves.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603721389385389211noreply@blogger.com