Microsoft's Surface is evidence that Redmond is losing it
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| Basically, Microsoft is thinking that we will interact with our
| computers like Tom Cruise in the movie Minority Report. That is,
| that we will zing objects around with our fingers on a display that
| interacts with whatever you put on it. While on the surface, this
| seems like a cool idea, I think it shows a lack of foresight on
| their part.
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http://www.robneville.net/rants/microsofts-surface-is-evidence-that-redmond-is-losing-it/2007/06/
Related:
Microsoft: On Death and Dying
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| In her 1969 book, On Death and Dying, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
| introduced the 5 stages of grief. She originally applied these five
| stages to any form of catastrophic personal loss (job, income,
| freedom). Kubler-Ross also claimed these steps do not necessarily
| come in order, nor are they all experienced by all patients,
| though she stated a person will always experience at least two.
|
| Here are the stages of grief in Microsoft's own words...
|
| [...]
|
| "and let's face facts. innovation has never been microsoft's strong suite.
| we're much better at ripping off our competitors. For example, we did not
| invent either ASP [active server pages] or IE, we bought them!"
| -- Microsoft insider in the MS vs DOJ court case, 2000.
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http://morningwoodnews.com/2007/06/02/microsoft-on-death-and-dying/
[Paul Graham:] Microsoft is Dead
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| A few days ago I suddenly realized Microsoft was dead. I was talking
| to a young startup founder about how Google was different from Yahoo.
| I said that Yahoo had been warped from the start by their fear of
| Microsoft. That was why they'd positioned themselves as a "media
| company" instead of a technology company. Then I looked at his face
| and realized he didn't understand. It was as if I'd told him how much
| girls liked Barry Manilow in the mid 80s. Barry who?
|
| Microsoft? He didn't say anything, but I could tell he didn't quite
| believe anyone would be frightened of them.
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http://www.paulgraham.com/microsoft.html
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