How Microsoft blundered hundreds of millions in sales by not selling pre-loaded Windows Media Players
Does the song Like Humans Do by David Byrne sound familiar? It probably does and it’s because David Byrne’s, Like Humans Do, was pre-loaded by Microsoft onto newly sold computers for a long ass time. Microsoft required computer manufacturers like Hewlett Packard, Dell, Toshiba, Gateway, etc… to install the latest updates of Windows and thus the file song for David Byrne. Why didn’t Microsoft start flooding the new computer market with upcomming musical talent, old or current music talent? Because Microsoft screwed up and never got around to doing it. Microsoft could have created their own “itunes” type website and service that is fully embedded into Windows Media Player. Window’s Media Player is an amazing piece of software and a majority of PC users utilize it to play and organize their music. Microsoft could have easily started an iTunes type service through their Windows Media Payer - years ago. This costly blunder surely has cost Microsoft hundreds of millions of dollars. Microsoft could easily have become the dominant music distribution force in the world, instead it lost it to Apple iTunes. What is Microsoft going to do now that the Yahoo deal appears dead in the water? How many more strategic blunders is Microsoft going to make? Why is Microsoft valued at what its valued at?
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