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Old 08-20-2007, 06:50 AM   #1
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LXer: Microsoft Faces 3 Big Threats


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Microsoft currently faces three primary threats to its future business: Linux and other open-source software, cloud-based computing and a number of players in the entertainment devices space, according to Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner. But Rob Enderle, an analyst with The Enderle Group, disagreed with that assessment, saying the greatest threat to Microsoft is the perception that it cannot compete in many of these areas without cheating.

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Old 08-20-2007, 07:07 AM   #2
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But Rob Enderle, an analyst with The Enderle Group, disagreed with that assessment, saying the greatest threat to Microsoft is the perception that it cannot compete in many of these areas without cheating.
Everybody cheats, MS just does it slightly more and in a harsh fashion - what's the problem here?
 
  


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