Welcome to my (other) Microsoft blog

Welcome!

You’ve come to the right place if you are looking for the book site/blog that is meant to complement the book Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in the Post-Gates Era. The book is due out in early May 2008 from John Wiley & Sons, just a couple of months before Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates relinquishes his day-to-day duties at the company he founded more than 30 years ago. As of July 1, Microsoft officially begins its next, post-Gatesian chapter.

This site will include information about the book; supporting material that didn’t make it into the printed pages and regularly updated information on the products, people and strategies detailed in Microsoft 2.0. Because I had to submit the final manuscript earlier this spring — shortly after Microsoft made its $44 billion acquisition bid for Yahoo — the book had to be “frozen” in that moment of time. But as Microsoft’s acquisiton moves forward (or doesn’t); as more Softies quit (and new ones join); and as Live Mesh, Windows 7 and other new products begin to take shape, I’ll be covering all that and more on this site.