Microsoft: the Warmonger?

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If you think about it, Microsoft is competing with just about every major technological front there is; and much like the console wars you could say Microsoft is trying to one up just about everyone
Examples:

Internet explorer competes with Safari, Firefox, Opera, and Chrome

Bing! is up against Google

360 and it's bouts with Nintendo and Sony (not to mention project Natal)

Microsoft's Zune and Apple's iPod

Windows Vista/7 and Mac OS X snow leopard


I find this to be interesting is all, Microsoft trying to take over certain markets (while both failing and succeeding)

if i missed anything else feel free to tell

 

[Ceefax]

The same could also be said for Google.

If you consider Microsoft have been competing on more fronts for longer is it actually Google that's 'warmongering'?

 

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The same could also be said for Google.

If you consider Microsoft have been competing on more fronts for longer is it actually Google that's 'warmongering'?

too true, google has been branching out for awhile now

 

[Axle_Bullitt_19]

What about tvs, stereos, projectors, music, movies, cameras, thats all i can come up with. But they are still mising alot but they are definatly trying.

Spoiler: the third line

 

[Lazy Kitty]

If you look at all that as IT, it's only one front. Also you're company is more likely to survive if you have more than one product, you only need to start worrying when they start supermarkets and start competing with Coca-Cola and Disney.

 

[Megacherv]

Google and Mircosoft are both trying to monopolise and acheive global domination.

Oh, and so is Tesco...

 

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If you look at all that as IT, it's only one front. Also you're company is more likely to survive if you have more than one product, you only need to start worrying when they start supermarkets and start competing with Coca-Cola and Disney.

I see want you mean, maybe Microsoft and maybe even Google will go into produce, movies and automobiles one day, now that's be quite interesting

 

[TheMan49]

You'll never get lost in the Google-mobile. You can also find porn sites in mere seconds.

 

[TimeLord]

Google and Mircosoft are both trying to monopolise and acheive global domination.

Oh, and so is Tesco...

I am (as part of the Tesco War Machine) happy to be giving you low prices and cheap deals! But if you don't want them....

 

[scnj]

Isn't calling it Warmongering a bit far? I'd say good business practice is more apt.

 

[Megacherv]

Google and Mircosoft are both trying to monopolise and acheive global domination.

Oh, and so is Tesco...

I am (as part of the Tesco War Machine) happy to be giving you low prices and cheap deals! But if you don't want them....

Closest to my house is a Co-operative, and closest to college is a Sainsbury's, so...

 

[TimeLord]

Google and Mircosoft are both trying to monopolise and acheive global domination.

Oh, and so is Tesco...

I am (as part of the Tesco War Machine) happy to be giving you low prices and cheap deals! But if you don't want them....

Closest to my house is a Co-operative, and closest to college is a Sainsbury's, so...

......so stop complaining if Tesco isn't affecting you

 

[Megacherv]

Google and Mircosoft are both trying to monopolise and acheive global domination.

Oh, and so is Tesco...

I am (as part of the Tesco War Machine) happy to be giving you low prices and cheap deals! But if you don't want them....

Closest to my house is a Co-operative, and closest to college is a Sainsbury's, so...

......so stop complaining if Tesco isn't affecting you

It's taking over the world though, I'm worried that I'm gonna be their slave in the near future.

 

[TimeLord]

Google and Mircosoft are both trying to monopolise and acheive global domination.

Oh, and so is Tesco...

I am (as part of the Tesco War Machine) happy to be giving you low prices and cheap deals! But if you don't want them....

Closest to my house is a Co-operative, and closest to college is a Sainsbury's, so...

......so stop complaining if Tesco isn't affecting you

It's taking over the world though, I'm worried that I'm gonna be their slave in the near future.

You will be though....

shit shouldn't have revealed the plan so early 0.o

 

[Mcface]

Yeah its called business.
If one company can make your product better than you, expect it to happen.

They are out to make as much money as possible, like any other good business.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Google and Mircosoft are both trying to monopolise and acheive global domination.

Oh, and so is Tesco...

I am (as part of the Tesco War Machine) happy to be giving you low prices and cheap deals! But if you don't want them....

A likely story

 

[Bretty]

These are alll just products for a single company in the Tech Industry.

Much like Kraft has Phily Cheese etc.

I think the company is a visionary one to be honest, even say this about google. They find some of the greatest talent and put out things today that we take oh so for granted.

Google Maps anyone? I live in Vancouver, havent done for long, so something like this to not only to point out bus schedules but driving times of the buses etc, brilliant.

The same goes for Windows, the OS. Just look at the functionality we have today and at how easy it is for us to do, well anything, on these things.

Gates is one of the worlds true visionaries and I hope that the impact he put in the technology world helps fuel inovation in the future.

On a side note, I think the Jobs is the new Gates, anyone agree?