Category Archives: Microsoft

The Future of Microsoft – Part 2

Posted on October 10, 2013 by halberenson

What is Microsoft’s core problem?  It missed both the consumer Smartphone and Tablet revolutions.  And then on top of that it failed to provide a compelling path forward for its traditional PC business.  So now it is struggling to recover … Continue reading →

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The Future of Microsoft – Part 1

Posted on October 10, 2013 by halberenson

Right after the announcement that Steve Ballmer would be retiring within the next year I was bombarded with emails asking if this meant that X or Y would be sold off, or as the subject of a friend’s email asked … Continue reading →

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SteveB’s Retirement Announcement

Posted on August 25, 2013 by halberenson

I’ve been trying to decide how to approach this topic, because in truth I want to write about the future of Microsoft and not focus so much on Steve.  But I might as well put the past to bed first … Continue reading →

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The value of strategic vision

Posted on August 20, 2013 by halberenson

Yesterday the rumor hit that HTC was working on a Windows Phone variant of the HTC One.  If I could YAWN any louder I would.  This is the history of manufacturer support for Windows Phone.  Take your flagship Android device and … Continue reading →

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Hope for Windows 8

Posted on August 9, 2013 by halberenson

Sorry for the overly dramatic title.  This is about a surprising recent experience that demonstrates how Microsoft’s vision might just be the right one. Last weekend my wife and I went into Best Buy to look at cordless phones (you … Continue reading →

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Kill your Windows XP systems, before they kill you!

Posted on August 6, 2013 by halberenson

Paul Thurrott just published The Coming Windows XP Apocalypse reminding us that support, including security patches, for Windows XP is coming to an end.  For a more in-depth examination on why you need to run from Windows XP as fast as … Continue reading →

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Fixation on Margins: The Surface RT Debacle Edition

Posted on August 1, 2013 by halberenson

I know you’ve been waiting for a comment on the Microsoft Surface impairment charge ever since Microsoft’s earnings report.  Well, I’m going to give my view of the problem and how Microsoft turned what should have been a shining moment in its … Continue reading →

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Some things never change

Posted on July 17, 2013 by halberenson

As dramatic as the recently announced Microsoft reorganization is I think it likely that many core aspects of the company’s culture remain.  In particular, while the centralization of product marketing should give it more coherence and top-level strategy influence the … Continue reading →

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Doing the successor speculation shuffle

Posted on July 12, 2013 by halberenson

The press, financial, and “watcher” community is obsessed with the question of who is being lined up as Steve Ballmer’s successor at Microsoft.  They have been since the moment he became CEO, and with the latest reorg that question seems to … Continue reading →

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First reaction on Microsoft’s reorganization

Posted on July 11, 2013 by halberenson

I’m not going to have a lot to say on the reorg for a few days as I want to let it sink in.  Besides, my analysis in the previous two (pre-announce) blog entries hit pretty close to home.  But … Continue reading →

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