What’s the world coming to? Microsoft lost money in the software business last
quarter — the first loss in a decades-long string of positive earnings from the world’s biggest software company. Sheesh! Yes, there were extenuating circumstances, but the loss signals the breadth and depth of the impact that the tablet is having on the hardware market — the iPad tablet, to be precise, and its economy size, iOS-sharing little brother, the iPhone.
Embracing Change
Posted by: Denis Pombriant July 25, 2012 05:00 AMWhat’s the world coming to? Microsoft lost money in the software business last
quarter — the first loss in a decades-long string of positive earnings from the world’s biggest software company. Sheesh! Yes, there were extenuating circumstances, but the loss signals the breadth and depth of the impact that the tablet is having on the hardware market — the iPad tablet, to be precise, and its economy size, iOS-sharing little brother, the iPhone.