Why all the consumer love at Microsoft? It's the weak spot
Microsoft's business-focused products are continuing to carry the day, not that you'd know it from the consumer-centric media events as of late.
Senior Contributing Editor
Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a variety of publications, including ZDNet, eWeek, and Baseline. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-Gates era (John Wiley & Sons,… 2008). She also is the co-host of the "Windows Weekly" podcast on the TWiT network. Got a tip? Send her an email with your rants, rumors, tips, and tattles. Confidentiality guaranteed.
Microsoft's business-focused products are continuing to carry the day, not that you'd know it from the consumer-centric media events as of late.
July 19, 2012 by Mary Jo Foley in Consumerization
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