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Gruber on Microsoft’s decline

July 31, 2009

A rather long read from John Gruber at Daring Fireball on Microsoft’s Long, Slow Decline.

They’re a software company whose primary platform no longer appeals to people who like computers the most. Their executives are either in denial of, or do not perceive, that there has emerged a consensus — not just among nerds but among [...]

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First quarter profits: Apple up, Microsoft down

January 23, 2009

Two articles in the New York Times illustrates the strength of a company that makes top-flight products and pushes the envelope with functionality and design versus a company that churns out products of the lowest common denominator that routinely disappoint.

First, on Apple:

Apple said robust sales of iPods and laptops buoyed the company amid a terrible [...]

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Daniel Lyons: Apple is Microsoft 10 years ago

September 8, 2008

Daniel Lyons, former Forbes writer and the man behind Fake Steve Jobs, has decided that the real Steve Jobs is turning Apple into what Microsoft was 10 years ago.

From a recent Newsweek column:

Not long ago Apple was just a niche PC maker selling to diehard fans who were quick to forgive (or even [...]

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