Microsoft 2.0

Does Bill Gates?s retirement consign Microsoft to the corporateretirement home as well? Mary Jo Foley doesn?t think so. Her 25years of Microsoft-watching provides a unique vantage point fromwhich to speculate on how Microsoft might write its next chapter.Identifying signposts and interpreting clues she knows well, Foleyoffers a thought-provoking view of the software giant?s post-Gatesfuture. Don?t be surprised to be surprised.

Auteur
Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 25 years and has been keeping a close eye on Microsoft strategy, products, and technologies for most of that time. An accomplished journalist, she has worked for various print and online publications including PC Magazine, CNET's News.com, ZDNet, PCWeek/eWEEK, and Redmond magazine.
As a commentator on the IT and business communities, Foley has appeared on CNBC, CNN, and Fox News as well as radio programs for the BBC, ABC Radio, and NPR.
Her All About Microsoft blog (http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/) is among the top business blogs on the Web, and her perspective is valued throughout the tech community.

Texte du rabat
"Mary Jo Foley is 'Ms. Microsoft.' She seems to know everyone and everything that's going on at 1 Microsoft Way in Redmond, WA."
Robert Scoble, A-list blogger and author of Naked Conversationsscobelizer.com "When I want to know what's going on inside Microsoft, I turn to Mary Jo Foley. She knows more about what's going on in Redmond than most insiders."
Ed Bott, award-winning technology writerblogs.zdnet.com/bott

"Ms. Foley . . . does a fabulous job of tracking the pulse of Microsoft and what new developments are on the horizon."
Mini-Microsoft minimsft.blogspot.com

A glimpse beyond the Gates

Does Bill Gates's retirement consign Microsoft to the corporate retirement home as well? Mary Jo Foley doesn't think so. Her 25 years of Microsoft-watching provide a unique vantage point from which to speculate on how Microsoft might write its next chapter. Identifying signposts and interpreting clues she knows well, Foley offers a thought-provoking view of the software giant's post-Gates future. Don't be surprised to be surprised.

Résumé
Does Bill Gates?s retirement consign Microsoft to the corporate retirement home as well? Mary Jo Foley doesn?t think so. Her 25 years of Microsoft-watching provides a unique vantage point from which to speculate on how Microsoft might write its next chapter. Identifying signposts and interpreting clues she knows well, Foley offers a thought-provoking view of the software giant?s post-Gates future. Don?t be surprised to be surprised.

Contenu
Foreword: The Microsoft 2.0 World (According to Mini-Microsoft). Acknowledgments.

Introduction: Microsoft 2.0: Welcome to the New (Post-Gatesian) Microsoft.

1 Microsoft 1.0: It Was All about Bill.

2 Microsoft 2.0: The Buzzwords.

3 Microsoft 2.0: The People.

4 Microsoft 2.0: Products on the Near-Term Radar Screen.

5 Microsoft 2.0: Big-Bet Products.

6 Microsoft 2.0: Tried and True Business Models.

7 Microsoft 2.0: Untried but Unavoidable Business Models.

Conclusion: On to Microsoft 3.0.

A Memos, Letters, and E-mails.

B Annotated Reading List.

Index.