Microsoft cuts 5,000 jobs. That's the big news of the week. Not just because the layoffs will cut one in 20 of Microsoft's 91,000 employees. Not only because it signals just how hard Microsoft has been hurt by the failure of Vista and by shifts in the way big customers license and use software. Not even because of the grim sign it represents for the rest of the IT industry.
No, it's big because it means Microsoft has begun to hit bottom.
And it's about time. For the past couple of decades, we've been referring to Microsoft as the new IBM. But Microsoft has never learned the lessons of the original IBM - not even the ones that Microsoft forced Big Blue to learn.
An inside look at Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft's ambitious open world Japan where your every move is affected by weather, season, and lighting systems.
Assassin's Creed Shadows digital storefront pages are up, and it confirms the game will require an internet connection, and MTX.
Avatar only had an online requirement to install the disc version, not to play.
This AC really does have Online Play Required marked on it.
One thing that's messed up about this, is there will be people playing pirated versions of this without that restriction, while the paying customers will suffer. Just like how some games will have lower performance on PC due to DRM, while pirated copies don't.
Anyone that wants to say something like "Who doesn't have internet access in this day and age?" There's plenty reasons people won't always have access, such as living in rural areas with spotty coverage, for example.
Three single-player games in a row they've done this with now. Those f***ers weren't kidding when they said gamers need to be comfortable with not owning their games. As a physical collector, and somebody who enjoys Ubisoft's open worlds, this is a nightmare scenario for me. Absolute scumbag company.
Starfield’s latest update is here and it’s bringing several new features with it!
If Windows 7 fails to convince people it's much better than Vista,Microsoft will officially be in serious trouble.
'Cause Firefox is dramatically running laps around IE,Windows Live Search is nothing compared to Google Search,Gmail is becoming the standard for people seeking Email accounts,Open Office is slowly but surely taking a bite out of Microsoft Office's marketshare,Microsoft Zune has completely failed against the iPod,Microsoft Silverlight has completely tanked against Adobe Flash,and finally,the Xbox brand has failed yet again to tap into the casual market.
Just wait until Google announce their OS.
the writer comes of as vindictive as to say yea take that Microsoft.
thats what goes for journalism now a days.
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OMG is Microsoft done for? Is it over for this gentle giant? / sarcasm. Recession is hurting all, just the other day GM was passed by Toyota as largest auto-maker in 77 years.
I agree also with some of the points and As a xp and vista user i do think MS needs to enhance the os a little more but not with flashy looks but with more features.But thats the biggest problem for MS,they cant put certain apps into the OS because they will be hit with a lawsuit again like they did with EI.Personally i find this stupid because apples OS is more of a suite than Windows and Apple should be facing the same if not worse lawsuits because their apps built into their os are way stronger than appz in windows.
But Sony's still doomed, of course....right?
The economy is affecting every large company out there.