Microsoft is Dead (2007) http://www.paulgraham.com/microsoft.html
I know Microsoft is doing a lot better, but has it reached the point where startups have to worry about it as a competitor (which was the sense of dead I meant)? I haven't noticed that happening among founders I've talked to.
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Are founders creating gaming systems to compete with Xbox or products to compete with Office?
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Sure, online spreadsheets for example are a perennial startup idea. Airtable seems to have executed particularly well.
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Never asked that question of a startup in 6 years as a VC.
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Will you now?
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I think market cap, stock price, obituaries are a signal but not the leading ones. The fundamentals like customer focus, humility to learn, innovation are paramount, accolades will follow on their own.
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Not sure if this counts but
@SlackHQ tried trolling@MicrosoftTeams lauchhttps://slackhq.com/dear-microsoft# -
This is what Salesforce did when Oracle launched Siebel. And of course, no one today knows what Siebel is. I always like to think this letter was paying homage to that moment.
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Your basic point is not wrong. Just the title should be ‘The Microsoft that could potentially kill/buy every/any tech company is dead.’
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Do you think Apple is in a better position?
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