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In each case, the successful financial results were driven almost entirely by the companies’ investments in developing huge platforms for cloud services.īest example: in the second quarter of 2015, Amazon Web Services was only responsible for 8% of Amazon’s revenue, but it delivered more than 50% of Amazon’s profits for the quarter.
When tech companies reported their earnings recently, Amazon, Microsoft and Google topped profit estimates. All of the creative work is being done for mobile devices and cloud-based services running in a browser. All of the programs you use have been in existence for a long time – decades, in some cases.
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It’s been many years since an important, innovative new program appeared for Windows or Mac. Think about what you do on a desktop computer or laptop. Makers of traditional Windows and Mac-based programs that don’t have a cloud alternative are fading fast. Line of business programs run from onsite company servers are falling behind as new cloud-based alternatives take their business.
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Microsoft and Adobe, two of the most important players in the shrinking world of desktop software, are switching users to subscriptions as a way to get at least a regular stream of revenue from desktop software users, but both companies are also migrating their programs to mobile devices and adding web services as fast as possible.
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Sales are in freefall for almost all programs installed and run on Windows or Mac computers, and the companies making desktop software are frantically trying to turn their businesses around. The market for traditional desktop software has almost completely collapsed. If you have any lingering doubts about the importance of the shift away from traditional desktop computing to cloud services, Intuit’s moves ought to put them to rest. In another article we’ll look at what’s happening to Quickbooks. Today I’ll give you the big picture and the information we have about the uncertain future of Quicken. There’s a lesson here about the changes that are happening around you, creating a new cloud-based world more quickly than you realize. If you know Intuit’s business strategy, though, it will help you make sense of the developments in the products coming up.
No need to panic – the traditional desktop version will still be around for years. Meanwhile, Intuit believes Quickbooks Online represents the future, and it will be using strong-arm tactics to convince you to move online and give up the desktop version of Quickbooks Pro. Intuit just desperately wants to get rid of Quicken, as it made clear in one of the strangest press releases I’ve seen recently. Most small businesses use Quickbooks as their accounting system. Millions of people use Quicken for their home finances. Quicken and Quickbooks are among our oldest friends on desktop computers.