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Directions on Microsoft report: Five big things Microsoft got right
D' Technology Weblog — ... With so many people pointing out the external challenges and internal missteps from Microsoft, it is easy to pile on criticism. One longtime watcher of the company, Directions on Microsoft, has a new report out looking at five big things the software maker has done right. The analysis is on the Internet and worth a read. ...

Five Strategies Microsoft Got Right…And What It Teaches
Geek In Disguise — ... Directions on Microsoft published an interesting list this week - Five Strategies Microsoft Got Right. I wont steal their thunder by adding all the details but here are the chosen 5 ...

Report: Five strategies Microsoft got right
The Microsoft Blog — ... to smaller IT shops at a fraction of the cost." 4. Developers, Developers, Developers!: "More than any other software company, Microsoft courts developers, lavishing them with powerful tools, free training, and low-cost support." 5. The Long View: "The company will sustain breathtaking losses to gain a foothold in a market (think of Xbox) and endure hits to its image to change a business model that isn't working (think of MSN)." Read the list, along with more commentary, here .

Microsoft news roundup: Five things Microsoft got right; More Kumo domains registered; Morgan Stanley cuts target; Vista SP2 in April?
The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0 — ... The oft-quoted analysts at Kirkland-based Directions on Microsoft have come out with a concise look at five things Microsoft got right in its first 30 years, and business lessons that can be taken from each. Here they are, in brief: ...