BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JUNE 26, 2000 ISSUE
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

Microsoft Unchained


What the applications division may do to compete in new markets:

RETOOL PROGRAMS like e-mail and database software to work on non-Windows operating systems like Sun Microsystems' Solaris and Linux.

MOVE UP FROM EXISTING TOOLS for building Web sites and transacting e-commerce to offering complete e-business programs.

CREATE A SLEW OF SERVICES to make the Web more convenient and powerful for consumers. An example: simplifying Web purchases.



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