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.
Table of Contents
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.
304 pages, Hardcover