It was a busy summer for Microsoft and chief executive Steve Ballmer. The software giant released customer previews and ship dates for the newest versions of its flagship Windows and Office products; purchased Yammer, a cloud-based enterprise social networking company; hosted its annual Worldwide Partners Conference in Toronto; and vocally signaled its intent to leave no stone unturned in competing head-on with rivals Apple and Google. Sounds good, right?
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Is Microsoft Myopic?
Posted by: Laura DiDio December 31, 2012 05:00 AMIt was a busy summer for Microsoft and chief executive Steve Ballmer. The software giant released customer previews and ship dates for the newest versions of its flagship Windows and Office products; purchased Yammer, a cloud-based enterprise social networking company; hosted its annual Worldwide Partners Conference in Toronto; and vocally signaled its intent to leave no stone unturned in competing head-on with rivals Apple and Google. Sounds good, right?