Steve Ballmer steps down as C.E.O of Microsoft
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Why is it that when a company grows big and becomes successful, it becomes a hindrance to its future success? Seems it is very difficult for companies to avoid this curse in IT. On Sunday, 25 August 2013, Martin Akolo Chiteri wrote:
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Dennis MS is still successful http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/23/4549094/apple-microsoft-google-profit-reve... On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
Why is it that when a company grows big and becomes successful, it becomes a hindrance to its future success? Seems it is very difficult for companies to avoid this curse in IT.
On Sunday, 25 August 2013, Martin Akolo Chiteri wrote:
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I didn't say MS is not successful. Rather, why is it that MS's success prevents it from being successful in other sectors? On Sunday, 25 August 2013, Agosta Liko wrote:
Dennis
MS is still successful
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Why is it that when a company grows big and becomes successful, it becomes a hindrance to its future success? Seems it is very difficult for companies to avoid this curse in IT.
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They are number 1 on OS, Productivity, Gaming Contenders on Databases, Mid Size ERP, Collaboration Can we ask Apple to be number one in other sectors ? They are number 2 on mobile phones (to samsung) and their dominance is waning (based on numbers) On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
I didn't say MS is not successful. Rather, why is it that MS's success prevents it from being successful in other sectors?
On Sunday, 25 August 2013, Agosta Liko wrote:
Dennis
MS is still successful
http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/23/4549094/apple-microsoft-google-profit-reve...
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
Why is it that when a company grows big and becomes successful, it becomes a hindrance to its future success? Seems it is very difficult for companies to avoid this curse in IT.
On Sunday, 25 August 2013, Martin Akolo Chiteri wrote:
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Hello Dennis, The best reason I can think of is that large entities, not only businesses, require too many communication "interfaces" which increase the overheads involved in getting anything done, not matter how trivial. This easily leads to inefficiencies as compared to smaller and more robust groups. <tangent> Informal languages like those spoken by humans are very prone to ambiguity as compared to more formal and strict languages like Mathematics .... <tangent/> Again in Microsoft, I understand that too many fiefdoms had formed with the biggest chieftainships being that of Windows O.S and Ms Office. These used to stifle other centres of innovation within the company, which means that when a more innovative but smaller sub-group came up, their efforts would be largely frustrated and they would eventually give up. What is keeping Microsoft afloat is their access to vast amounts of cash at their disposal. Many people suppose that this will remain the status quo for a long time since they have the ability to influence markets in ways other companies in the industry can hardly begin to comprehend. A converse manner of how to keep such large forms of organizations working efficiently is described in this article by Richard Stallman, the founder of the GNU and free / open source movement. It is the simple, old, tried and tested method of "divide and conquer" < http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2013/02/04/fixing-too-big-to-fail/
Martin. On 8/25/13, Agosta Liko <agostal@gmail.com> wrote:
Dennis
MS is still successful
http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/23/4549094/apple-microsoft-google-profit-reve...
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
Why is it that when a company grows big and becomes successful, it becomes a hindrance to its future success? Seems it is very difficult for companies to avoid this curse in IT.
On Sunday, 25 August 2013, Martin Akolo Chiteri wrote:
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Steve Ballmer is an excellent CEO despite Microsoft share rallying to 9% on the stepping down news. He managed to double Microsoft revenue and profits in his reign, go big in gaming, and enter the mobile market. Let's not forget Microsoft thrives in the same league as IBM, in the enterprise market, unlike apple that thrives in the consumer market On 25/08/2013, Martin Akolo Chiteri <martin.chiteri@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Dennis,
The best reason I can think of is that large entities, not only businesses, require too many communication "interfaces" which increase the overheads involved in getting anything done, not matter how trivial. This easily leads to inefficiencies as compared to smaller and more robust groups.
<tangent> Informal languages like those spoken by humans are very prone to ambiguity as compared to more formal and strict languages like Mathematics .... <tangent/>
Again in Microsoft, I understand that too many fiefdoms had formed with the biggest chieftainships being that of Windows O.S and Ms Office. These used to stifle other centres of innovation within the company, which means that when a more innovative but smaller sub-group came up, their efforts would be largely frustrated and they would eventually give up.
What is keeping Microsoft afloat is their access to vast amounts of cash at their disposal. Many people suppose that this will remain the status quo for a long time since they have the ability to influence markets in ways other companies in the industry can hardly begin to comprehend.
A converse manner of how to keep such large forms of organizations working efficiently is described in this article by Richard Stallman, the founder of the GNU and free / open source movement. It is the simple, old, tried and tested method of "divide and conquer" < http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2013/02/04/fixing-too-big-to-fail/
Martin.
On 8/25/13, Agosta Liko <agostal@gmail.com> wrote:
Dennis
MS is still successful
http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/23/4549094/apple-microsoft-google-profit-reve...
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
Why is it that when a company grows big and becomes successful, it becomes a hindrance to its future success? Seems it is very difficult for companies to avoid this curse in IT.
On Sunday, 25 August 2013, Martin Akolo Chiteri wrote:
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