Microsoft has talked about accelerating its business by offering services, but some analysts worry its race to compete with Google and others could leave Microsoft's very profitable business model in the dust.
Tuesday morning, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and services chief Ray Ozzie are expected to outline the company's new push to offer myriad online services on top of its existing software lineup.
Analysts say the move is probably necessary to help the company compete with rivals that threaten to offer online equivalents to some of Microsoft's cash cows, like Office. However, depending on how far Microsoft takes the strategy, it could also put the company in competition with its existing--and already lucrative--way of doing business.
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