Why cannot Microsoft beat Google on web? After all, they crushed every one who dared to compete: Netscape, Lotus, IBM’s OS 2 and the list is endless. What is it with Google that Microsoft cannot catch up. Well, the real problem is simple: Microsoft is slowly killing itself. Microsoft has become fat and lazy sitting [...]
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First-mover Advantage
August 13th, 2006 1 Comment
If you are first in the market and gain a significant market share, you have the best chance of retaining the market share. This is also known as ‘first-mover advantage’.
For e.g., AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) was the first one to comeup with a branded instant messenger. Several other vendors like MSN and Yahoo released [...]
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Google vs. Microsoft
June 4th, 2005 No Comments
We all know that Google is no longer just a search company. In fact, Microsoft perceives Google as a major threat to its supremacy. Bill Gates may well be losing his sleep over Google, as in spite of his efforts, Microsoft has failed to slow down Google.
I recently came across an article in the Fortune [...]
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