Even the Obvious Should Be Obvious to the Oblivious
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| "Screw you. We're Microsoft".
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| Is it any real surprise? Microsoft's alleged heavy hand in the formation of
| the DMCA, the laughable "punishment" levied against them for a predatory
| monopoly conviction and a growing list of other egregious misdeeds should all
| indicate to us that we are helpless in the Shadow Of The Beast.
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| "Well helios old boy...I'm not helpless...I, like you, use Linux."
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http://blog.lobby4linux.com/index.php?/archives/308-Even-the-Obvious-Should-Be-Obvious-to-the-Oblivious.html
Another snubbed 'customer'...
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=621458
Related:
Cringely the Unemployable on the fallacy of Web 2.0, Microsoft ruthlessness,
and the CB radio of our decade
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| Davidson: Which software company would you hate to compete against? What
| makes you single them out?
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| Cringely: Microsoft of course. They have the deepest of pockets, unlimited
| ambition, and they are willing to lose money for years and years just to make
| sure that you don't make any money, either. And they are mean, REALLY mean.
|
| Davidson: Why do you think Microsoft is mean? Are you implying some kind of
| malicious intent rather than just ruthlessness?
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| Cringely: Maybe "mean" is the wrong word to use for Microsoft. "Ruthless" is
| good. The company is built in the image of Bill Gates and Bill is a guy who
| gets caught-up in the game of business and doesn't typically see its personal
| cost. To use what might seem to be an obscure example, just look at all the
| various partnerships and industry consortia that Microsoft has announced
| through the years that never produced a product or even a usable
| specification. There have been literally dozens of these operations that are
| intended solely to freeze the competition until Microsoft can figure what the
| heck it actually wants to do. To Microsoft its a PR exercise that helps them
| compete but to customers it is just a damned lie. That's ruthless. There are
| plenty of other examples I can give but you get the point. I represent the
| concerns of users, not vendors, and Microsoft doesn't really care about
| users.
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http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/2007/07/cringely-the-un.html
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