Word: microsoft
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...Forgive us for being cynical, but years of training - plus the "find" feature on Microsoft Word - led us to a startling hypothesis: the Bush White House had tested certain words, phrases and ideas in polls and focus groups before launching its national energy policy...
...Still, it's fascinating to watch the big-league companies like Electronic Arts, Activision, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft fall over each other to impress Expo-goers (who tend to be retailers and journalists; the 18-and-older bar to entry ironically cuts out a lot of the companies' customers, many of whom hang around outside the Staples Center attempting to learn the details second-hand...
...Molyneaux filled the floor way faster than Regis last year. This year, attendees are dreaming of Will Wright premiering the Sims Online, Sid Meier unveiling Civilization III or Mr. Miyamoto and his mysterious Nintendo Game Cube games. They can't wait to see what kind of a show-stopper Microsoft's X-box is, or whether last year's best of show, the still-unfinished Metal Gear Solid 2 for the PlayStation2, can live up to its Daikatana-sized expectations...
...Europe. Prohibitively expensive third-generation mobile licenses have made the entire industry question business models. And delays in the introduction of next-generation services mean that time to revenue is being pushed back, killing many start-ups and opening the door to big and well-funded U.S. companies like Microsoft. Symbian, on last year's list as one of Time Europe's 50 Hottest Tech Firms, will take longer than expected to be profitable because of the delay in next-generation networks. And it has had to put off its planned initial public offering. But to Christensen, the problems...
...about the operating system; there is a huge advantage to doing everything together," he says. "While Microsoft was once a no-go zone for me, now I think they are a great company with a great strategy." Symbian makes about $5 every time a smart phone is sold; Microsoft plans to make much more from taking a cut of the service business. Symbian still stands in Microsoft's way in dominating the mobile phone operating system, but it's unclear whether the company can take on Gates et al. In stealing Christensen, taking over one of the firm's principal...