<p>Some business bloggers are signaling the end of Microsoft. Bill Gates <a rel="nofollow" href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060615/D8I8UUG00.html">leaving his position in 2008</a>? "It's over, kids!" Our stance? Yeah, right!</p> <h2>Microsoft will continue, folks.</h2> <p>Microsoft was, is, and forever will be a company run by a legion of smart nerdy folks, not by a single charismatic (We're looking your way, Apple). It's run by nerdy folks who'll constantly build and perfect software for individuals and businesses. <span class="highlight">Nerdy folks contained within an innovation factory--a factory that produces new products weekly. </span> Nerdy folks who don't depend on a single person to cause ripples within the markets.</p> <h2>Who do you depend on?</h2> <p><span class="highlight">We've always said the best businesses are those that will continue fighting like warriors, even if its leader gets hit by a bus, tomorrow. </span> Like Microsoft, these businesses don't depend on a Michael Jordan (What happened to the Bulls after Jordan left?). They don't depend on any one person. Just witness the Atlanta Braves' ridiculous postseason run, or even better: Brazil's explosive soccer dynasty. <span class="highlight">The best businesses are built like clocks: they just keep on ticking.</span> Word.</p> 2006-06-15T15:32:39-07:00 false 246 bill-gates-leaving-the-end-of-microsoft 0 2009-11-03T18:00:50-08:00