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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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