Comments on: A Question for SOBCon08 Attendees http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/a-question-for-sobcon08-attendees/ Internet Marketing, Branding and Web Development for B2B Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: brian petersen http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/a-question-for-sobcon08-attendees/comment-page-1/#comment-1467 brian petersen Fri, 30 May 2008 22:06:47 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=691#comment-1467 [...] deal appears dead, is this good or bad for Microsoft? And considering the non-deal solidifies Googlehttp://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/marketing/a-question-for-sobcon08-attendees/Boys Tennis Lourdes 7-7, Stewartville 0-0 Post-Bulletins 7, Stewartville 0 First dual Singles: Ben [...] [...] deal appears dead, is this good or bad for Microsoft? And considering the non-deal solidifies Googlehttp://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/marketing/a-question-for-sobcon08-attendees/Boys Tennis Lourdes 7-7, Stewartville 0-0 Post-Bulletins 7, Stewartville 0 First dual Singles: Ben [...]

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]]> By: SOBCon08: What Did Everyone Else Think? › Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/a-question-for-sobcon08-attendees/comment-page-1/#comment-1464 SOBCon08: What Did Everyone Else Think? › Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com Tue, 13 May 2008 01:16:02 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=691#comment-1464 [...] Brad Shorr from WordSell, Inc. -A Question for SOBCon08 Attendees [...] [...] Brad Shorr from WordSell, Inc. -A Question for SOBCon08 Attendees [...]

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/a-question-for-sobcon08-attendees/comment-page-1/#comment-1463 Brad Shorr Mon, 12 May 2008 11:57:01 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=691#comment-1463 Dawud, thanks for mentioning the interview - must be incredibly revealing. Matthew, putting two companies together is always difficult. The fact Microsoft's stock rose slightly after the deal collapsed is a good indication the market felt acquiring Yahoo (at that price) would be more risky than it's worth. Dawud, thanks for mentioning the interview – must be incredibly revealing. Matthew, putting two companies together is always difficult. The fact Microsoft’s stock rose slightly after the deal collapsed is a good indication the market felt acquiring Yahoo (at that price) would be more risky than it’s worth.

]]> By: Matthew Murphy http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/a-question-for-sobcon08-attendees/comment-page-1/#comment-1462 Matthew Murphy Mon, 12 May 2008 03:45:57 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=691#comment-1462 Interesting question. I'd have to say that it's good for consumers, if by consumer we mean the average internet user. When the take-over bid was first announced, I was talking about it with a co-worker, and the consensus was that if you take two companies that aren't sure where they should be going and combine them, you'll end up with one big lumbering company with the same problem. I have to say that I've been impressed with the way Yahoo handled things. Instead of sticking their heads in the ground, they went out and made their products better, introduced new features, etc. Interesting question. I’d have to say that it’s good for consumers, if by consumer we mean the average internet user. When the take-over bid was first announced, I was talking about it with a co-worker, and the consensus was that if you take two companies that aren’t sure where they should be going and combine them, you’ll end up with one big lumbering company with the same problem. I have to say that I’ve been impressed with the way Yahoo handled things. Instead of sticking their heads in the ground, they went out and made their products better, introduced new features, etc.

]]> By: Dawud Miracle http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/a-question-for-sobcon08-attendees/comment-page-1/#comment-1461 Dawud Miracle Sun, 11 May 2008 12:44:30 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=691#comment-1461 It's not, but if you hear the Microsoft philosophy they see Windows at the platform to launch everything. There's a great <a href="http://dmiracle.com/conversation/seeing-inside-the-minds-of-steve-jobs-and-bill-gates/" rel="nofollow">interview with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates</a> that I posted a while back. The whole thing probably runs 90 minutes. And there's some great moments. What I paid attention to is how differently Jobs and Gates view what they do. Gates is an engineer who sees everything as a platform experience. Jobs is a designer who sees everything from the user's experience. Hence the difference between Apple and Microsoft. It’s not, but if you hear the Microsoft philosophy they see Windows at the platform to launch everything. There’s a great interview with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates that I posted a while back. The whole thing probably runs 90 minutes. And there’s some great moments. What I paid attention to is how differently Jobs and Gates view what they do. Gates is an engineer who sees everything as a platform experience. Jobs is a designer who sees everything from the user’s experience. Hence the difference between Apple and Microsoft.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/a-question-for-sobcon08-attendees/comment-page-1/#comment-1460 Brad Shorr Sat, 10 May 2008 19:30:52 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=691#comment-1460 Hi Dawud, nice to hear from you. You've got what seems to me a spot-on take of the situation. In my experience, Windows has never been much of a platform. Hi Dawud, nice to hear from you. You’ve got what seems to me a spot-on take of the situation. In my experience, Windows has never been much of a platform.

]]> By: Dawud Miracle http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/a-question-for-sobcon08-attendees/comment-page-1/#comment-1459 Dawud Miracle Sat, 10 May 2008 18:50:18 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=691#comment-1459 Great conversation, Brad. Thanks for starting it. I'm with Chris Cree and some of the other comments. I don't think a Microsoft/Yahoo! merger would make much of a dent in Google's rule of search. I think for Microsoft to make headway on the internet, they need to adopt a fresh business approach. They seem to be a decade or so behind the new, fresh, younger companies. So I think they're lost in their philosophy - which is 'it's all about the platform' (i.e. Windows). They're stuck there. Yet Apple, Google, and tons of social sites are showing that it's not about the platform, it's about the user's experience. That's why blogging has gone nuts, and Twitter, and Digg, etc - they're about the user. Microsoft could take heed not to eat up these companies, but to learn from them. Great conversation, Brad. Thanks for starting it.

I’m with Chris Cree and some of the other comments. I don’t think a Microsoft/Yahoo! merger would make much of a dent in Google’s rule of search. I think for Microsoft to make headway on the internet, they need to adopt a fresh business approach. They seem to be a decade or so behind the new, fresh, younger companies. So I think they’re lost in their philosophy – which is ‘it’s all about the platform’ (i.e. Windows). They’re stuck there.

Yet Apple, Google, and tons of social sites are showing that it’s not about the platform, it’s about the user’s experience. That’s why blogging has gone nuts, and Twitter, and Digg, etc – they’re about the user. Microsoft could take heed not to eat up these companies, but to learn from them.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/a-question-for-sobcon08-attendees/comment-page-1/#comment-1458 Brad Shorr Fri, 09 May 2008 17:25:31 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=691#comment-1458 @Stephen - OpenOffice looks awesome, but if I send a doc to a client who has Office will they be able to read it? @Stephen – OpenOffice looks awesome, but if I send a doc to a client who has Office will they be able to read it?

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