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Subject:    integrated hardware and software
From:       Carl Symons <carlsymons () gmail ! com>
Date:       2012-06-20 17:16:15
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http://www.infoworld.com/t/technology-business/microsoft-pc-and-tablet-makers-youre-not-our-future-195877


> Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer cited Apple's advantage (without mentioning \
> Apple) of integrated software and hardware. "Things work better when \
> hardware and software are considered together," he said. "We control it \
> all, we design it all, and we manufacture it all ourselves."

> Most telling, Ballmer said nothing about tablets from Dell, HP, Lenovo, \
> Acer, or all the other PC makers who for years have relied on Microsoft \
> and Intel to do the heavy lifting while they focused on assembling PC \
> components at different price points and sometimes pitching in on \
> original case design work. Instead, he made a mild statement about \
> valuing partners, but it was clear Microsoft will not let others drive \
> the hardware going forward.

Apple has become the only PC maker whose market share is growing --
largely because it ruthlessly controls its platform's destiny.
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