Comments on: For Microsoft, The Worm Turns Through Apple http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/12/for-microsoft-the-worm-turns-through-apple.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-microsoft-the-worm-turns-through-apple Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Snoggler http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/12/for-microsoft-the-worm-turns-through-apple.php#comment-31952 Snoggler Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:34:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6973#comment-31952 making office available on iOS is like surrendering the enterprise tablet market to Apple making office available on iOS is like surrendering the enterprise tablet market to Apple

]]> By: Peter Austin http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/12/for-microsoft-the-worm-turns-through-apple.php#comment-31951 Peter Austin Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:35:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6973#comment-31951 This is only a short-term problem. Microsoft has an app store too. It pays royalties to Apple's store, but it receives royalties from it's own App store. In the long run, these will cancel out or leave Microsoft ahead. This is only a short-term problem. Microsoft has an app store too. It pays royalties to Apple’s store, but it receives royalties from it’s own App store. In the long run, these will cancel out or leave Microsoft ahead.

]]> By: johnbattelle http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/12/for-microsoft-the-worm-turns-through-apple.php#comment-31949 johnbattelle Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:30:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6973#comment-31949 That'll be the day! That’ll be the day!

]]> By: george http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/12/for-microsoft-the-worm-turns-through-apple.php#comment-31948 george Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:24:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6973#comment-31948 It's truly an amazing turn of events. Almost surreal...is it Apple's turn to save MSFT? It’s truly an amazing turn of events. Almost surreal…is it Apple’s turn to save MSFT?

]]> By: johnbattelle http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/12/for-microsoft-the-worm-turns-through-apple.php#comment-31947 johnbattelle Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:48:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6973#comment-31947 True about 3.0, but Windows driven PCs already ruled the roost by 1987 (and everyone was hoping Apple would win, they didn't…) True about 3.0, but Windows driven PCs already ruled the roost by 1987 (and everyone was hoping Apple would win, they didn’t…)

]]> By: Craig http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/12/for-microsoft-the-worm-turns-through-apple.php#comment-31946 Craig Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:10:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6973#comment-31946 Yes, 1997 would have been more correct time. But what is also tells us is that because Apple is king now, in 2025 it could be some entirely different, yet to be founded, company. Yes, 1997 would have been more correct time. But what is also tells us is that because Apple is king now, in 2025 it could be some entirely different, yet to be founded, company.

]]> By: Juara Retardino http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/12/for-microsoft-the-worm-turns-through-apple.php#comment-31945 Juara Retardino Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:59:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6973#comment-31945 Yes, there is some irony in Apple becoming the 10,000 pound gorilla, extracting profit from everyone else. Of course, Microsoft still does pretty well. :-) By the way, this is a nit but your reminiscing refers to your start in the industry in 1987 "when Apple was a heroic underdog and Microsoft ruled the world." I have to remind you that in 1987 Microsoft hardly ruled the world. The company went public in 1886 and received warmish reception but nothing like the insanity we see today (FB) in terms of stock price. They didn't ship a decent version of Windows until Windows 3.0 in 1990 and it wasn't really until 1995 that they became a huge force in computing. Yes, there is some irony in Apple becoming the 10,000 pound gorilla, extracting profit from everyone else. Of course, Microsoft still does pretty well. :-)

By the way, this is a nit but your reminiscing refers to your start in the industry in 1987 “when Apple was a heroic underdog and Microsoft ruled the world.” I have to remind you that in 1987 Microsoft hardly ruled the world. The company went public in 1886 and received warmish reception but nothing like the insanity we see today (FB) in terms of stock price. They didn’t ship a decent version of Windows until Windows 3.0 in 1990 and it wasn’t really until 1995 that they became a huge force in computing.

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