Microsoft Finally Stays on Message About Services
The deadline Microsoft gave Yahoo for making a deal or facing a proxy fight came and went this weekend without a word from either party. But even if Microsoft doesn’t succeed now in its bid for Yahoo, the company made clear last week, both in private meetings with reporters and in public comments, that it’s determined — come hell or high water — to move forward with its services strategy.
In the thick of its battle for Yahoo, some Microsoft executives made time to host reporters at the Redmond, Washington, campus, and provided a snapshot of the company’s strategy. A common thread woven through many of the meetings, which included discussions about Microsoft’s evolving development platform, Windows Server, virtualization and security, was Microsoft’s “software plus services” strategy.
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