Google a "Wake-Up Call" For Microsoft

wooha points out coverage of a talk Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, gave at a Goldman Sachs conference in Las Vegas. Ozzie said that watching Google rake in advertising revenue was a wake-up call within Microsoft. He said Microsoft plans to do more than simply follow Google's lead by creating Web-based versions of desktop programs or duplicating its search and advertising model. (Despite Microsoft's massive investment in promoting and improving Web-based search, the company still has less than 10% of search engine market share, compared to Google's ~50% and growing.) Ozzie, who has only made a few appearances since his promotion last June to replace Bill Gates as CSA, told analysts and investors that he has been laying the groundwork for programmers across the company to build Internet-based software.

Re:Moo

[tha_mink]

And thus, Microsoft continues its grand tradition of being late to the scene, introducing technologies we've been seeing for years in a new and annoying format, and generally maintaining the status quo in the fashion to which we have become accustomed. Mediocrity, ho!

But what about the "ribbon". Surely you find that a new technology. There's NO WAY anyone could consider THAT an annoying format.

Re:This is news?

[Apocalypse111]

Cry Havoc, and let slip the chairs of war!

Re:Moo

[sumdumass]

It's call inovation! Silly.

Don't you remeber your brainwashing?

Ads in Vista

[moxsam]

What's next is advertisements in Vista.

Re:Moo

[thrillseeker]

But what about the "ribbon". Surely you find that a new technology. There's NO WAY anyone could consider THAT an annoying format.

Let me see what the Bob thinks ...

Re:Ads in Vista

[UnknowingFool]

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What the hell just happened?

Re:Moo

[BrokenHalo]

The only success they've had seling to consumers is the XBox.

You're forgetting the Zune, of course. The brown one. :-P

Re:Moo

[Pollardito]

You are forgetting the biggest innovations of Microsoft - Clippy, and UAC!

it seems like you are [trying to make a joke on Slashdot], would you like to start with one of the [Slashdot Joke Templates]?

1. "in Soviet Russia..."
2. "...you ignorant clod!"
3. "Natalie Portman & hot grits"
4. "We welcome our overlords"

-Clippy

Re:Moo

[darthgnu]

It's "you insensitive clod", you ignorant clod !

Re:You know...

[TraumaTrout]

I have to see my proctologist next week. I hope he doesn't microsoft me up to his wrist.

Re:You know...

[SL Baur]

I don't know about that. Last night WoW microsofted on me twice. Had to reboot the computer to get it going again.