Friday, May 20, 2011
'Microsoft is the new Wang'
Silicon Valley guru Steve Blank thinks Microsoft will start its crash descent within six quarters. Not six years. But six quarters. Blank:
For locals, that’s a big “ouch.” But it's a bigger ouch, obviously, for Microsoft. ... Blank also thinks we're entering another boom-time bubble period for high tech.
Silicon Valley guru Steve Blank thinks Microsoft will start its crash descent within six quarters. Not six years. But six quarters. Blank:
Microsoft is the new Wang. Remember Wang? It was a dedicated piece of word processing hardware. Or they're the new Data General or the new DEC. The wings fell off but their trajectory kept them going for a couple years until they plummeted to earth because there was nothing underneath them anymore.
For locals, that’s a big “ouch.” But it's a bigger ouch, obviously, for Microsoft. ... Blank also thinks we're entering another boom-time bubble period for high tech.
