How can Microsoft get rid of the challenge of Open Source: Can it invest in Linux programs?

November October 18: How does Microsoft respond to open Source code Management geeks Christensen made a seemingly absurd answer: For Linux applications of handheld devices Program Investment.

Christensen, an associate professor at Harvard Business School, is the author of the 1997 book "innovator's Dilemma", which describes why a good company often fails, the reason is that enterprise managers do not accept "fission" technology.

Christensen told attendees at future-oriented technical meetings that open sourceCodeIs a significant split between Microsoft and the entire software industry.

He said: Linux is rooted in new applications, such as network servers and handheld devices. As these programs become better, applications will move away from the desktop to the Internet, which is a negative impact on Microsoft.

He also said that Microsoft could respond to this market fission trend by establishing a business that would "Kill Microsoft. If you do not respond to the rise of Linux desktops on your handheld computers, Microsoft will miss the wave of new applications and market opportunities.

Microsoft has admitted that open-source software has posed far-reaching challenges to Microsoft's business. At present, Microsoft cannot immediately comment on Christensen's above points.

Christensen believes that when companies follow established planning management practices and listen to customer opinions, these companies often encounter obstacles and fall. He pointed out that in order to succeed, the company should not only cater to users and continue to improve their current products. They should also create new business units to take advantage of new technologies, even if they may be products of poor quality and low profits.

For example, in the end of the 1980 s, devices grew rapidly by selling micro-computer digital devices. Micro-computers were a simple and cost-effective choice for mainframes. However, when other companies began to take over the market, Microsoft did not pursue this market for economic reasons: this is because PC provides a sustained low margin of profit, it cannot meet the technical needs of current microcomputer customers.

In Microsoft, Linux applications on handheld devices are threats to Microsoft's Windows operating system sales business, while windows is the source of Microsoft's profits.

Christense said that as computing is increasingly internet-centric, rather than lan-centric, computing tools are increasingly dependent on Linux, because it is brand new. He also pointed out that when people travel, people are increasingly leaving their laptops, and users rely on handheld devices, such as Research In Motion's Blackberry (PDA ). (End)