At some point one of these new, non-core, ventures will be identified by historians as the point at which Google made the same mistake as Microsoft and started out on the slow path to insignificance.
Do you really think that MS is in trouble because they focused on non-core ventures?
If anything, I'd say the complete opposite: they're in trouble because they're not good at focusing on the web, which is a major non-core venture for them (I think MS Windows & Office are their bread & butter).
Fundamentally, MS never "got" the internet, and they have too much weight to maneuver effectively now.
If anything, I'd say the complete opposite: they're in trouble because they're not good at focusing on the web, which is a major non-core venture for them (I think MS Windows & Office are their bread & butter).
Fundamentally, MS never "got" the internet, and they have too much weight to maneuver effectively now.