tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10118571.post-80711348666771794892008-04-10T01:10:00.000-07:002008-04-10T01:11:49.606-07:00Windows Collapsing under its own weight - Gartner report<DIV>Don't know if you saw this one</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#004d99>Gartner: Windows collapsing under its own weight; Radical change needed</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#004d99>Read the story here: <A href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8428&tag=nl.e589">http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8428&tag=nl.e589</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#004d99></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#004d99>I have been talking about what Novell needs to do to win in the marketplace for Linux or GroupWise. The answer is in analyzing the corner that Microsoft has painted themselves into and can't escape.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#004d99></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#004d99>Novell needs to go simple, easy, and cheap. To make their alternatives to Windows and Exchange be a easy, extremely cost-effective, simple alternative that doesn't cause a company to have to go with the Microsoft Monolithic approach.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#004d99></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#004d99>Novell and GroupWise have a future and Microsoft is handing them the opportunity. Now let's see if they can execute on it.</FONT></DIV>Richard Blisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711443052326619281noreply@blogger.com