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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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