>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3939273.stm
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>"If all you think of yourself as doing is basic word processing or basic database, then at some point you saturate the customers out there and simply aren't charging forward achieving new growth," Mr Gates said.
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>"In fact, your sales don't even maintain their current level because all you're getting is the maintenance from that base," he said.
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>Does it look we are saturated? :)

Anatoliy;

Perhaps Mr. Gate’s vision is different than that of the developer with a list of anxious clients waiting to have applications created. Perhaps Mr. Gate’s is referring to selling new products to increase Microsoft’s profits.

Give people features they do not need, new operating systems, new development tools, reduce backward compatibility, unstable software, Service Packs (to let your customers know “you really care”) and the hope of things to come. Yes, when Mr. Gates talks it means one thing – increase profits!

Do you know what that little bell is that goes off when you boot up Windows? Why that is Mr. Gate’s cash register recording another happy customer! :)

Tom