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____/ Linonut on Friday 25 July 2008 13:19 : \____
> * nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx peremptorily fired off this memo:
>
>> <Quote>
>> How does Microsoft hope to compete? By copying Apple, the company that
>> is kicking its tail in terms of growth. It worked once before....
>> </Quote>
>>
>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-9998885-16.html?hhTest=1
>
> "Make it like Aaaaaaaaapple!"
>
> Sound familiar?
"Our friends up north [Microsoft] spend over five billion dollars on research
and development and all they seem to do is copy Google and Apple."
--Steve Jobs, 2006
> Also:
>
> Ballmer ended his missive to Microsoft employees by demanding that
> people believe that Microsoft is "the best in the world at doing
> software and nobody should be confused about this."
>
> Unfortunately, they are, Mr. Ballmer. People are very confused on
> that point. They're doing all sorts of whacky things like using Linux
> for servers, Apple for mobile and desktops, MySQL for databases, etc.
> People have become very confused. They no longer think Microsoft
> writes the best software.
>
> That, Mr. Ballmer, is Microsoft's big problem. Microsoft is no longer
> the provider of the industry's best software. Not by a long shot.
>
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