Microsoft is cautious: Don't let Windows 7's hot sale block the vision of change

A well-known business consultant in the industry recently said that the success of Microsoft Windows 7 is not a good thing for Microsoft, but may accelerate Microsoft's decline.
Microsoft may now celebrate the success of Win 7. However, Jay R. Galbraith, founder and president of Galbraith Management Consultants, said that the success of Win 7 is the worst thing for Microsoft and could make Microsoft a GM in the software world.

Marketing Research Firm NPD Group data shows that sales of Win 7 in the US since its launch have surged by 234% compared to Vista. This sounds like an exciting news. However, Galbraith said that in fact, this is not a good thing for Microsoft, Microsoft may become a general-purpose car in the software industry - outdated, outdated, and finally decline. He said that the success of Win7 will accelerate this process.

Galbres said that in order to keep Microsoft alive, Microsoft must turn its attention from the desktop space to other products and cloud computing. The success of Windows 7 will further strengthen Microsoft's management's determination to focus on the desktop.

However, as the consumer's focus shifts from desktops to smartphones and other products, the desktop market will shrink. If this process is slow, it will not be enough to attract the attention of Microsoft management. It is not enough to overcome the pride of high profit margin and high profit, and then develop from pride to fanaticism. Then there will be GM. The sight of the past.

Galbres said that Microsoft must have a pure management team to allow more innovative people to enter the management, which is the secret of the success of its rivals Apple and Google. He said that as long as Steve Ballmer boldly takes change, Microsoft will not be the next GM.