__/ [ John Bokma ] on Friday 16 June 2006 02:51 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> In other non-related news, Bill Gates is set to retire. The current
>> CEO was said to need a replacement, so the future looks uninterrupted
>> for Google. Unless Yahoo can pull something off...
>
> Uhm, Gates retires, the man who is responsible for every bug in XP?
>
> *cough*
>
> I wonder if a MS without Gates is that good.
Joel Spolsky puts it:
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| Ozzie is smart but not in the same class as Bill Gates. And it's
| really Ballmer that needs to go.
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http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/06/15.html
> Also, I wonder if a Google replacing MS is a good thing.
I am not sure either, but standards will at least prevail more widely. There
will be choice (on the desktop). They will need to interoperate (play nice)
with other Web services though.
> "Don't be evil", I mean, why does a company need to say that?
It's Brin's way of saying "we are not like Microsoft. If you don't like
Microsoft, stick with us". This appeals to a large audience, so...
Best wishes,
Roy
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