Part I: All About Google
Part I of a 5 day series -- First, I did a little analysis on Firefox as a competitive threat to MS Internet Explorer. The next target is Google's reach at Web Services. After all, this is an area in which Microsoft has stumbled absurdly.
Microsoft's competitors are thus beginning to scent blood in the water. In fact, some key MS employees are now defecting to Google. Marc Lucovsky is the most recent hire -- before that they hired Adam Bosworth. Dave Winer mentioned on his blog that Lucovsky had defected to Google, with no further details.
But a few things can be known, simply by reading the tea leaves in Lucovsky's history.
First, he's a serious engineer, who designed the market leading operating system for the market leading company. He's a 16 year MS vet, and is one of only a few designated "Distinguished Engineers" at Microsoft. He is credited as one of the core dozen engineers from DEC and he (by and large) BUILT Windows NT.
Secondly, as CNet points out, Lucovsky was chief software architect for Microsoft's .Net Hailstorm service, which was killed by over-marketing and the MS reputation re. privacy and consumer advocacy (they don't have a clue in this area, remember).
So what will he do now? Build a market-dominating operating system/Web Services system. (at least that's my bet!)
What's MS saying? Lucovsky "voluntarily left the company on 11/18/04," confirmed a Microsoft spokesperson. "Obviously Microsoft can't comment on whether or not he now works for Google."
Microsoft's competitors are thus beginning to scent blood in the water. In fact, some key MS employees are now defecting to Google. Marc Lucovsky is the most recent hire -- before that they hired Adam Bosworth. Dave Winer mentioned on his blog that Lucovsky had defected to Google, with no further details.
But a few things can be known, simply by reading the tea leaves in Lucovsky's history.
First, he's a serious engineer, who designed the market leading operating system for the market leading company. He's a 16 year MS vet, and is one of only a few designated "Distinguished Engineers" at Microsoft. He is credited as one of the core dozen engineers from DEC and he (by and large) BUILT Windows NT.
Secondly, as CNet points out, Lucovsky was chief software architect for Microsoft's .Net Hailstorm service, which was killed by over-marketing and the MS reputation re. privacy and consumer advocacy (they don't have a clue in this area, remember).
So what will he do now? Build a market-dominating operating system/Web Services system. (at least that's my bet!)
What's MS saying? Lucovsky "voluntarily left the company on 11/18/04," confirmed a Microsoft spokesperson. "Obviously Microsoft can't comment on whether or not he now works for Google."
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