Echelon Draft

Microsoft Crosses a Line

This is obfuscation on Ballmer's part to divert attention from bearing down on his own problems.

Question - when all is said and done, what is the foundation of Microsoft's success? It's control of the OS.

Given that, Vista should be (and is) representative of the best they can offer to their customers.

If I were Ballmer, I would do whatever necessary to keep investors from focusing on that. Ultimately that is a management issue.

If I were a Microsoft investor, I would certainly want to understand how they intend to improve the management of Yahoo when they can't even manage/protect their most valuable asset.