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Quote: Bill Gates at annual analyst meeting
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>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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>*** end of quote ***
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>Does it look we are saturated? :)

I could be wrong, but Gates is probably analyzing his business with those statements. Not ours. For example, how more times do we need to buy Microsoft Word?

Why is MS consumed with knocking off people like Google? Do people actually base a decision on whether or not to upgrade to a new OS on the existance of a search engine toolbar in the browser? Is that even something I want?

< answering my own question >
all the little features do add up to a feature-list that they can market...
< /answering >

Here's where I got a chuckle:
"Microsoft is also expected to unveil its own anti-virus software following its acquisition of a security firm last year."
Steve Gibson
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