The Looming Microsoft/Google Battle (It’s a Little Like Print vs. the Web)
December 17th, 2007
Near the end of a long piece about Google’s push toward web-based software (a.k.a. cloud computing) and the threat it poses to Microsoft’s desktop-based office franchise, the NYT notes that “Office may continue to be an outstanding product, but Microsoft may not be able to charge as much for it – just as low-cost personal computers eventually undercut the mainframe business, and traditional publishing and media companies have grappled with Internet distribution. The traditional products remain popular, but they become much less profitable.” [emphasis added] The New York Times (Dec. 16, 2007)
Tags: cloud computing, Google, Microsoft