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Microsoft Profit down 17% on Ubuntu, Google, Apple threats

July 23, 2009

Microsoft profit is down 17%, and cited is long term threats that are materializing on it’s doorstep, Ubuntu Linux and Apple and the newly announced Google OS

Ubuntu Linux has been making serious inroads in the netbook market as a desktop of choice for many lower powered machines called netbooks, The Google OS is vaporware for now… but the threat exists. Apple is fresh with cash from all those iPhone, iTouch and iPod sales that it’s now a cash machine that has market share in the desktop market.

The wildcard isn’t Apple however because Apple has been there for decades, nor is it Google’s OS (yet) as it’s not scheduled until 2010 at the earliest, the problem at hand is actually Ubuntu Linux, as it is being sold like wildfire on the netbook market as well as the OS of choice for many early adopters of Linux as a desktop. Mostly because it’s free and resource light as compared to Vista… and early reports are saying it has a smaller footprint that Windows 7.

Meaning that Microsoft is trying to complete against something free. Nevermind the Office market that is being crashed with Openoffice.org and Google Docs…

It’s not even worth mentioning the third iteration of MSN called Bing.. Something is up people, and it’s not looking pretty for Redmond.

Written by TheFounder · Filed Under Advertising Agency News 


Comments

  • http://www.houstontechie.com/ Tertius

    Please cite sources on the reason you mention for the profit drop.

    I’m going to say it’s largely economic.

  • http://www.houstontechie.com/ Tertius

    Please cite sources on the reason you mention for the profit drop.

    I’m going to say it’s largely economic.

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  • Runner50783

    While it is true that early models of netbooks used to prefer linux to windows because of price, installation footprint (installation size), resources consumption, etc… The bast majority of newer netbooks models from HP, Dell, ACER etc.. ship with windows XP which is popular, known, and has most of the goods that Ubuntu and other Linux distros has.

    As you can see in this web site: http://www.statowl.com/operating_system_market_share.php?1=1&timeframe=last_6&interval=month&chart_id=4&fltr_br=&fltr_os=&fltr_se=&fltr_cn=&timeframe=ytd

    Linux does not even represent a point in the operating system market share.

    It is the economy, what lowered microsoft earnings (as with the rest of the industry). You have to have a miracle product like the iPhone to remain in a positive trend YOY.

    Microsoft has good chances of victory with windows 7, apparently it is of the likes of most users…

  • Runner50783

    While it is true that early models of netbooks used to prefer linux to windows because of price, installation footprint (installation size), resources consumption, etc… The bast majority of newer netbooks models from HP, Dell, ACER etc.. ship with windows XP which is popular, known, and has most of the goods that Ubuntu and other Linux distros has.

    As you can see in this web site: http://www.statowl.com/operating_system_market_share.php?1=1&timeframe=last_6&interval=month&chart_id=4&fltr_br=&fltr_os=&fltr_se=&fltr_cn=&timeframe=ytd

    Linux does not even represent a point in the operating system market share.

    It is the economy, what lowered microsoft earnings (as with the rest of the industry). You have to have a miracle product like the iPhone to remain in a positive trend YOY.

    Microsoft has good chances of victory with windows 7, apparently it is of the likes of most users…

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