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Microsoft's Model Is Not Working Anymore
Published 4/24/2009 by infoweek@methvin.com (Dave Methvin) at InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs
This week's contrast between Apple and Microsoft couldn't be any sharper. Both companies announced their quarterly results in the past week, and the simple summary is that Microsoft was down and Apple was up. The story behind those opposite financial directions, however, reveals some disturbing and continuing weaknesses in Microsoft's business model.
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