Could be argued that MSFT's "evil empire" thought that they could get away with this as they're locked in brutal combat with Google.
But watching MSFT fragment themselves endlessly over the last two-decades, I Think this is all about "focus".
Every successful entrepreneur talks about "focus" and not being pulled in a million directions, mastering your domain and relentlessly pursuing it.
There are only so many great leaders in an organization that can manage these types of "obvious" potential failures, and corporate memory is notoriously terrible as teams and employees turn over.
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Could be argued that MSFT's "evil empire" thought that they could get away with this as they're locked in brutal combat with Google.
But watching MSFT fragment themselves endlessly over the last two-decades, I Think this is all about "focus".
Every successful entrepreneur talks about "focus" and not being pulled in a million directions, mastering your domain and relentlessly pursuing it.
There are only so many great leaders in an organization that can manage these types of "obvious" potential failures, and corporate memory is notoriously terrible as teams and employees turn over.