Will removing the organizational silos fix Microsoft?Ballmer and Co's restructuring is all about removing the silos that stifled innovation and cross-product working groups. But will removing them let them build better products?July 16, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft
What does Microsoft's "devices and services" mantra actually mean?You've heard it a million times by now -- it's devices and services all the way in Redmond. But have you thought about what that means?December 5, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft
Positioning Surface as "the productivity tablet" won't helpMarketing is hard, even when you're good at it. And when it comes to consumers, Microsoft is downright hopeless at it... August 1, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft
Microsoft+Nokia -- Everyone wins in the user experience stakesThe real advantage to everyone in the Microsoft/Nokia deal is that the user experience will be better. That benefits everyone... September 16, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft
Is this the era of free operating systems?Microsoft's "devices and services" mantra means that the company, eventually, has to make Windows free.January 2, 2014 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft
When Office dies, what will Microsoft replace it with?Nothing lasts forever. Office may be a huge money-spinner for Microsoft, but what's next? November 21, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft
Microsoft -- damned if they do, damned if they don't...Doesn't matter what Microsoft does, people complain. Perhaps they need to work out a different way of talking to people?June 21, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft
Surface pre-order failures: Too many cooksMicrosoft is relying on partners to pull together and deliver Surface to early adopters. But it appears that strategy hasn't worked too well on its first attempt...October 29, 2012 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft
Office is coming under pressure from post-PC upstartsAsk yourself: Do you really need to use Office, or is some other post-PC-era service going to do a good enough job for you?September 17, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft
You won't believe what happened when Microsoft made Bill Gates its "Technology Advisor"Bill Gates has been a hero of mine since I was a kid, but I can't get my head around the idea of him coming back to be more involved in Microsoft...February 6, 2014 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Microsoft