the latest 'new strategy'

Mike Stephens (aka. Bob Cringely) has two new articles on the latest "new company strategy" from Microsoft:

It's Deja Vu All Over Again
"Welcome to 1996 as history repeats itself. What was happening at that time with Microsoft, Sun, and Netscape feels a lot like Microsoft, Sun, and Google today."

Paper War
"Looking deeper, though, we see that the only way Microsoft can achieve its vision is by continuing to own the platform. They want us to be GRATEFUL, in fact, that such an enlightened outfit is running the store. And this will work to an extent, but only to an extent. Then what happens? All hell breaks loose as Microsoft again changes the game."

As always, Mark doesn't disappoint...