Intuit Did Not Kill MS Money. Microsoft Did. Slowly, Over Long Years. Here’s the Full Saga.
An era comes to an end on June 30th, when Microsoft discontinues their PFM (Personal Financial Management) product, Money. The story started outside Microsoft, with a startup named Intuit releasing their first DOS-based PFM software, Quicken. The concept was simple and powerful: balance your checkbook, keep track of your financial transactions electronically. It worked; in […]
Busting The Microsoft Cloud Computing Myth
Image via CrunchBase Ever since Microsoft was forced to jump into the Cloud Computing bandwagon, they are touting their Software+Service (S+S) strategy religiously. Their dilemma is understandable as Software is their current cash cow and Service is the future. Their desperation to hold on to their cash cow when the ground under them is breaking apart […]
