>> How would breaking them up result in a better product?
Despite the burn it'll cause me, I'll regurgitate the answer that's been mentioned plenty of times in the related tech press.
Simply breaking them up is no good. But further imposing on the OS baby bill, for example, to release the APIs specs to other baby bills (apps, internet, etc, etc) ___AND___ making the same info available for other companies and software developers at the same time and not after they've been implemented in new internal products, WILL remove the advantage MS has over other companies. IE, they will not have the advantage of early access, or the advantage of not even releasing the complete API specs to other developers.. In essence leveling the play field, which, so far, and apparently, Microsoft loathes and just cannot handle.
CAUTION: This does not eliminate the crappyness in the MS products.. becuase after all they control the OS, and tons of other apps.
To that, I say to hell with you and your products, MS. I need the same advantage your internal resources have SINCE your product has a monopolistic presence. |
