The Innovator's Dilemma: Could Microsoft's Windows Be Disrupted?

More than a decade after IBM’s OS/2 lost the corporate desktop wars to Windows, Big Blue is back. And this time, IBM is armed with Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux and a $49 per-user price point. A new, virtualized Ubuntu-driven solution initially targets IBM’s financial services and government customers. Here are the details:

According to a press release, IBM, Virtual Bridges and Canonical have released “a Linux-desktop solution designed to drive significant savings compared with Microsoft-desktop software by amplifying Lotus collaboration software and Ubuntu to a larger user base through virtualization.” Translation: IBM is DECLARING WAR on "Windows AND Microsoft Office". And this time, Big Blue should be taken seriously. [1]

According to the IBM release:
“This solution runs open standards-based email, word processing, spreadsheets, unified communication, social networking and other software to any laptop, browser, or mobile device from a virtual desktop login on a Linux-based server configuration.
A virtual desktop looks like a traditional desktop but is not limited to a single physical computer. Instead, many virtual Linux desktops are hosted on a server. [2]

NO..., this won’t kill Microsoft. But the IBM move with an assist from Canonical and Virtual Bridges is a big-time attack on Windows and Office. It could inspire more vendors and customers to breakaway from Microsoft.
If Windows ends up being less important over time as applications become more OS agnostic where will Microsoft make its money? If Microsoft will be able to take its awesome reservoir of talent and free that talent from the constraints of its business model, then perhaps it can be the next example of a company that turned the forces of disruption to its advantage.[3]

So what do you think about the future of Windows and Microsoft Office? Will disruption play out in a way that "FAVORS" or "KILLS" the incumbent market leader?

References:
[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM
http://www.canonical.com/
http://vbridges.com/content/
[2]
http://www.workswithu.com/2008/12/04/ibm-canonical-declair-ubuntu-war-against-windows-office/
[3]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7540282.stm

Innovations cause Laziness

The reason why I came up with this topic is because it became very apparent to me the one day when I was sleeping.
Before going to bed, I turned on my air conditioner (AC) and set the temperature to minimum and slept. Later, I woke up and my whole body was shaking. I realized that room has cooled down to extend where I was freezing cold. I turned left, turned right trying to find remote control, but unfortunately I could not find it. And guess what, I did not stand up to switch the AC off; instead, I grabbed the folded blanked under my feet, pull it way over my head, wrapped myself with it and continue sleeping… hmmm....This is the sign of laziness.

The innovations like televisions, internet, remote control, calculator, microwave, hair gel, telephones, and so forth are actually making us lazy and addicted. People are becoming extremely dependent on them. Personally, I think the more we use these so called “innovative products” the lazier we get. So do you think that we are LAZY BECAUSE we are the VICTIMS of INNOVATIONS??? Please state your reasons…