Comment Re:Moving to a services business will be painful (Score 1) 484
Although I agree with your statements, there's some more to add to this. The services Microsoft will be offering will be provided to application developers, not to end-users directly. I suspect MS will be one of it's own customers, and integrate applications built on their own services in XP.
Some scenario's:
The trick here is that they charge application developers, not end-users. MS will create a consumer-hype around the MyServices concept, and get as many people dependent on these services through free teasers like the ones listed above.
When a certain level of dependency on the services has been reached, every self-respecting company in the consumer-business will have to pay MS to be able to use the services.
Some scenario's:
- MSN will include links to MyInbox
- Outlook will offer a service which connects to the online MyInbox and MyCalendar, including synchronization
The trick here is that they charge application developers, not end-users. MS will create a consumer-hype around the MyServices concept, and get as many people dependent on these services through free teasers like the ones listed above.
When a certain level of dependency on the services has been reached, every self-respecting company in the consumer-business will have to pay MS to be able to use the services.
