What did Microsoft provide that didn't exist at its time?
Ami[1] was the first word processor for Windows, and Lotus 1-2-3 was available for Windows 3.0 (the first commercially successful version of Windows).
Ami[1] was the first word processor for Windows, and Lotus 1-2-3 was available for Windows 3.0 (the first commercially successful version of Windows).
XBox (when PS existed), Azure, CRM, SQL, and many others which little bit of research would show up.
Gartner- Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics CRM are leading the way as two of the fastest growing CRM providers based on 2013-2014 findings. http://ledgeviewpartners.com/blog/market-share-analysis-from...
XBox came in when there were very few competition to PS. PS was the platform of choice (for game developers). Microsoft created an alternative platform (it is like someone else creating an alternative to Windows today).
Evernote had all the advantages when they launched, they over took Microsoft's OneNote in no time in terms of mindshare. Infact when Evernote launched there were hardly any cross device note taking app (other than Microsoft's).
Evernote was darling of investors, had the field wide open, but they had to dig their own grave by not paying attention to product management and engineering (the fundamentals).