>You might have missed some interesting magazine articles in the early 2000's questioning Ballmer's strategy - eg I remember a very good one in the Economist - I wish I had torn it off.
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>To me, all these language and infrastructure issues were valid before Y2k - like 4-stroke engine became a standard in the 20's.
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>Because he never believed in the outcome of the Internet, Ballmer just applied what he learnt at business school (AKA Gartner Magic Quadrant) - once you have a large share on a growing market, you're immune.
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OK, so again, Baller was wrong.

You're implying that there was a correct strategy and he missed it.

What was it?