Even though Bill Gates does not do any day-to-day job at
Microsoft Corp., he is still closely involved into a lot of things that the
company is doing and obviously keeps an eye on the world’s largest software
developer. While there are a lot of bright things that have happened to
Microsoft under Steve Ballmer’s leadership, Bill Gates is not satisfied with
the innovation at the company.
“[Steve Ballmer] and I are two of the most self-critical
people you can imagine. There were a lot of amazing things that Steve's
leadership got done with the company in the last year. Windows 8 is key to the
future; the Surface computer; Bing, people are seeing as a better search
product; Xbox. But is it enough? No, he and I are not satisfied that in terms
of, you know, breakthrough things, that we are doing everything possible,” said
Bill Gates in a recent interview with CBS, reports Cnet News.
While Microsoft remains a leading innovator thanks to its
vast product portfolio, it clearly made numerous mistakes in the most recent
decade. Apple released three breakthrough products which eventually
revolutionized the markets of music, software and communications, whereas
Microsoft failed to create a competitive digital media player, smartphone
platform and media tablet OS. Still Microsoft was smart enough to make a number
of strategically important acquisitions, such as Skype.
In fact, Mr. Gates admits that the company made a number
of mistakes when it comes to cell phones and that 2.4% market share of Windows
Phone is a major concern. Unfortunately, since the co-founder of Microsoft is
no longer responsible for Microsoft’s actions, he does not seem to have a plan
how to correct the situation.
"There is a lot of things like cell phones where we did not get out
in the lead very early. We did not miss cell phones, but the way we went about
it did not allow us to get the leadership. So it is clearly a mistake,” said
Mr. Gates.
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