William Trent_

Microsoft Pushes Back Office 2007 Release (yawn) (MSFT)

That is absolutely right. My statement in the article is an overexaggerated way of saying that the proximity of release dates has led many to believe that customers will upgrade both products simultaneously.

Microsoft’s ‘Predatory’ Pricing in the Security Software Market (MFE, MSFT, SYMC)

Thanks for the kind words.

Microsoft’s ‘Predatory’ Pricing in the Security Software Market (MFE, MSFT, SYMC)

Sorry. The words were:

Apple (AAPL) is facing down a patent lawsuit. And sweatshop allegations. And a $100,000 fine. Now we know they are successful. They’re targets.

The post was at stockmarketbeat.com/bl.../

Microsoft’s ‘Predatory’ Pricing in the Security Software Market (MFE, MSFT, SYMC)

Paul,

Funny you should use that example. Here are my words from a few days ago:

The Gaming Wars: Microsoft Trying to Make Life Difficult for Sony (MSFT, SNE)

The game business is really just a drop in the bucket for them. They have, as one wag recently said, spent $5 billion over the last five years <i>not</i> releasing Vista. You can see my June 15th post in the MSFT category for my opinion on their overall R&amp;D spend.'

MSFT views gaming consoles as their entry into the living room. What they don't know is how to make consumer products that are intuitive for people who did not grow up playing with computers or gaming consoles. I doubt they can learn it, so I would agree with your sentiment that they would be better off without the segment.