Microsoft: From Trailblazer to Tailgater

It looks like Microsoft is trying to steal some of the mobile phone market share away from the iPhone. They released their new mobile OS and are trying to mimic some of the things the iPhone does such as it’s App Store (Windows Marketplace). When did Microsoft change from a trailblazer to a tailgater? They seem to only put out products based on ones already developed and successful. Examples include the Xbox (PlayStation), Vista (Apple’s OSX), and Zune (iPod). I’m all for competition in the tech industry, but I feel like Microsoft is making the moves of a company much smaller. They should be pumping money into research and development to come up with the next wave of cool gizmos and programs instead of playing catch up. It makes you wonder if Microsoft has fallen because of the departure of Bill Gates and in turn if Apple will be able to sustain their momentum once Steve Jobs is gone. My guess is that in 10 years Google will overtake both of them and we’ll all be running Chrome on our computers and using the new release of Android on our phones.

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