The number of companies that default to using Teams shows why MSFT isn't going anywhere.
replyMicrosoft bundles enough things at a low enough price that it seems silly not to use Microsoft if you are a corporation, because the alternative is to buy a number of different SAAS products (which are generally superior) at a higher price and have to deal with half a dozen to a dozen vendors.
replyI will be very concerned for MSFT if small companies start outperforming larger companies. That's when Microsoft's advantage disappears. If AI truly encourages smaller, flatter organizations. IMO large enterprise adoption is their moat.
replyInstalled by default is their moat. Trying to arrange a video conference on other platforms means making sure that everyone has the client installed, which can be a real headache. Teams is the common denominator.
replyGoogle Meet doesn't require a client
replyThe only strategy that can work against Microsoft is a full broadside. You can't try beat them in just one niche, you have to go after the whole tech stack they offer. That's what I'm willing to try doing.
replyYes, exactly, would I bet that Microsoft’s products are inferior in quality to others. Yes.
replyWould I bet that other humans would believe that? Nope.
Microsoft has many of the same advantages but is incapable of judging the quality of the products it makes.
replyTime will tell but that feels foolish. MSFT is a terrible product company (look at copilot) but what they sell is a safe decision which is one of the most important factors for enterprise software. Nobody is close to replacing that.
replyI'm content for that be the narrative. Nobody is close, and what's more it's not even possible, and even if it was possible nobody would want it, and even if anyone did want it would only be a few people. ; )
replyYou missed the plot. ; )
replyConcur; I am shorting them as well. Your approach is more clever!
replyMicrosoft is in the same situation as IBM decades ago. „ nobody ever got fired for buying IBM“ used to be a common saying. If at all you’ll see a slow decline.
replyWow why has nobody thought of this /s
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