The Threat of Linux to Microsoft

Lecture Description

Winblad believes IBM has done an extraordinary job at establishing itself as a leader in software.  IBM is proactive with acquiring early stage companies and partners well. Microsoft is successful because they view everything as a threat and don't take anything for granted, she says. Linux is still a force and will not easily go away because it is really hard to kill large companies in the software industry.

Course Index

1. Introduction to Hummer Winblad and Mobius Venture Capital
2. Drivers for Software Innovation
3. How Consumer Markets and Enterprise Markets Drive the Software Industry
4. 2004: Start of an Era of Optimism
5. Trends in Seed and Series A Investing
6. Hummer Winblad's and Softbank's Recent Investments
7. VC Words of Wisdom for Entrepreneurs
8. Keep Testing Your Core Assumptions
9. Outsourcing Software Development to Asia
10. Customers are Key
11. The Economic Context in 2004
12. The Java Standard (and Competing Technology Standards)
13. The Threat of Linux to Microsoft
14. Are Technologies Ahead of Their Time?