November 25, 2006

Google為何買東不買西

以下是朋友T與小路 11月9日在Skype上的對話,有一些小路個人對google 購併與擴張邏輯的臆測,文中除了一些公司、網路服務與人名以xxxooo代替外,其餘盡量保持原貌不動。



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March 12, 2006

Conversations about Microsoft's UMPC

以下是朋友L與小路在Skype上討論Origami的對話。Origami就是Microsoft號稱『Go Everywhere. Do Everything』的Ultra-Mobile PC之開發專案代號。除了修正一些明顯的拼字錯誤,拿掉對話時間以及更改雙方的暱稱外,其餘保持原貌不動。

小路  :http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/umpc/default.mspx

小路  : the one i referred to u

L : haha, cool , don't know OEM for which one

小路  : bad strategy,

L : why

小路  : it's a kind of high-end product

L : oh

L : XBOX is high end ,too

小路  : it will be defeated by some simple, easy-to-use, and much cheaper mobile hardwares , which skype and google is going to provide

L : thats good

L : just study these and write on your thesis

L : gogogo

小路  : microsoft is making the same mistakes that many incumbents has made.

L : how to say

L : burn the money?

小路  : no

小路  : by focusing on high-end customers' need, but ignoring the low-end market

L : sure?

小路  : innovation often happens from the low end market , which has low margin

L : oh

小路  : innovation dilemma

小路  : if microsoft provides a messenger-based simple hardware cooperating  with its partners, skype will face much greater competition

小路  : http://blog.yam.com/luke_lin/archives/1154316.html

小路  : carrier is the key to enter next stage to compete in internet business

L : you told me the story yesterday

L : i agree this viewpoint

小路  : ya, i know

小路  : most people will not buy a gadget, featuring full Microsoft Windows XP functionality, for mobile usages

L : can buy lite edition

小路  : microsoft's umpc is  featuring full Microsoft Windows XP functionality

L : oh

L : i think thats good way because the pioneer user should like all-function-in-1

小路  : u can get this "impressive" message via the webpage just forwarded to u

小路  : nope.

小路  : that kind of pioneer users is not good to chase the gap to reach the mass market

L : sure

L : but they can provide big feedback

L : to advise how to add/ reduce the function

L : so i think the big device is for pilot period

小路  : to improve the functions and to add feature for higher end customers

小路  : then getting far far far away from the mainstream...

L : i don't think so

L : ok

L : i'll tell you later

L : i now have to go

小路  : u can read the books written by Clayton M. Christensen

小路  : The Innovator's Dilemma, Seeing What's Next: Using Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change

小路  : and u will get what i said



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