Comments on: Why Android is a Bigger Threat to Microsoft than it is to Apple http://blog.spreedinc.com/?p=155 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:35:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David Morrison http://blog.spreedinc.com/?p=155&cpage=1#comment-12183 David Morrison Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:17:18 +0000 http://blog.spreedinc.com/?p=155#comment-12183 I couldn't agree more! Especially now that the iPad has launched and Google has begun drumming up support for use of Chrome OS on other tablets. I couldn’t agree more! Especially now that the iPad has launched and Google has begun drumming up support for use of Chrome OS on other tablets.

]]> By: Bretton MacLean http://blog.spreedinc.com/?p=155&cpage=1#comment-12021 Bretton MacLean Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:28:51 +0000 http://blog.spreedinc.com/?p=155#comment-12021 ...The missing logic-leap in that last post of mine is the assumption that the business world won't make the PC-to-mobile leap as easily/readily as the consumer world...that's what I was implying, but I wanted to make that clear We all know that Corporation Nation has invested a shitload of money in their armies of beige Pentiums housed in lovely grey cubicles...so I still see a lot of built-in resistance to the mobile evolution in the business world. The consumer market's a whole other story; individual consumers are obviously FLOCKING to mobile, which is obviously fantastic (especially as someone who likes seeing an even playing field between big & emerging companies) …The missing logic-leap in that last post of mine is the assumption that the business world won’t make the PC-to-mobile leap as easily/readily as the consumer world…that’s what I was implying, but I wanted to make that clear

We all know that Corporation Nation has invested a shitload of money in their armies of beige Pentiums housed in lovely grey cubicles…so I still see a lot of built-in resistance to the mobile evolution in the business world. The consumer market’s a whole other story; individual consumers are obviously FLOCKING to mobile, which is obviously fantastic (especially as someone who likes seeing an even playing field between big & emerging companies)

]]> By: Bretton MacLean http://blog.spreedinc.com/?p=155&cpage=1#comment-12012 Bretton MacLean Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:58:24 +0000 http://blog.spreedinc.com/?p=155#comment-12012 Great article - I agree with its premise & a lot of the key points, however it neglects to touch on Microsoft's real market strength: enterprise. So long as major companies remain skittish about "free" and "the cloud", Microsoft is (sadly) not going anywhere. I think Google is going to make a major run at the low-end of the netbook/tablet/mobile consumer market (not having to pay for an MS OS means cheaper products), Apple will continue to dominate the high-end of those consumer markets, and Microsoft will be content to just own the business world (well, the front end of it...we all know Unix is responsible for most of the back end) Great article – I agree with its premise & a lot of the key points, however it neglects to touch on Microsoft’s real market strength: enterprise. So long as major companies remain skittish about “free” and “the cloud”, Microsoft is (sadly) not going anywhere.

I think Google is going to make a major run at the low-end of the netbook/tablet/mobile consumer market (not having to pay for an MS OS means cheaper products), Apple will continue to dominate the high-end of those consumer markets, and Microsoft will be content to just own the business world (well, the front end of it…we all know Unix is responsible for most of the back end)

]]> By: Ken Seto http://blog.spreedinc.com/?p=155&cpage=1#comment-12011 Ken Seto Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:51:08 +0000 http://blog.spreedinc.com/?p=155#comment-12011 Great post! Mobile is the next consumer battlefront is MS is poorly armed and poorly prepared for that fight. Great post! Mobile is the next consumer battlefront is MS is poorly armed and poorly prepared for that fight.

]]> By: Jay W. http://blog.spreedinc.com/?p=155&cpage=1#comment-12008 Jay W. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:37:00 +0000 http://blog.spreedinc.com/?p=155#comment-12008 You totally forgot to mention Google's ChromeOS initiative. Here's the key paragraph from the blog announcing the release: Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we're already talking to partners about the project, and we'll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve. You totally forgot to mention Google’s ChromeOS initiative. Here’s the key paragraph from the blog announcing the release:

Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we’re already talking to partners about the project, and we’ll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve.

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