Comments on: Google and Microsoft: Core Competencies

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:44:13 +0000

Core competency itself means transferable to all other SBUs of a firm. If not it is only competitive advantage…

By: Shepherd Smith

Shepherd Smith — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:29:06 +0000

In Microsoft’s case, it’s been my impression that they didn’t acquire FAST b/c they were interested in selling an Enterprise Search tool as such, but rather that they wanted to incorporate FAST search functionality into SharePoint.

Example: MSFT terminated the annual FAST conference (such as the one that recently took place in Las Vegas) and announced that, going forward, FAST will be a sub-topic at their SharePoint conference.

By: Stephen E. Arnold

Stephen E. Arnold — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:57:18 +0000

Michael Grove,

My view is that neither Google nor Microsoft know their customers. Google depends on data, not humans., Microsoft depends on constituencies, not individual users. As a result, both companies operate in a cloud of unknowing and are becoming increasingly similar in management methods.

Stephen Arnold, March 21, 2009

By: Jean Ferré

Jean Ferré — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:30:47 +0000

Maybee the customers don’t like to buy everything from the same firm? maybee they are a different person hen it comes to search and when it comes to produce content? To say it differently, it is the market who does not want a single company to provide all services. Maybee the market “finds” it more efficient if search and content are not in the same hand? JF

By: Michael Grove

Michael Grove — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:38:25 +0000

What is interesting about Microsoft and search and Google and content is in both cases their customers have real choice and in both cases neither company is chosen. How well do these giant know their customer and are they willing to move heaven and earth to serve them? MG