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Re: [News] Microsoft Betrays Another Partner (Phoenix Technologies), Which Embraces Linux

____/ Linonut on Tuesday 11 March 2008 20:37 : \____

> * Roy Schestowitz peremptorily fired off this memo:
> 
>> Ziff Davis (ZDNet owner) went bankrupt and Microsoft loses its grip and
>> relevance. Might Mary wish to cover Linux news in years to come? ;-)
> 
>    http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/
> 
>    March 11th, 2008
>    Microsoft goes internal for new head of its app-platform business
> 
>    . . . Gulati confirmed that she was taking over as Microsoft's
>    new app-platform head.
> 
>    Gulati was previously Director, Developer and Platform Evangelism
>    Microsoft India.
> 
> "Developer and Platform Evangelism".  Is this a church or a corporation?
> 
> Looks like Mary Jo's got a book out:
> 
>   
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-2-0-Plans-Relevant-Post-Gates/dp/0470191384/ref=sr_1_1/103-5143073-4533462?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191883162&sr=1-1
> 
>    Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in the Post-Gates
>    Era (Hardcover)
>    by Mary Jo Foley (Author)
> 
>    Availability: This title has not yet been released. You may order it
>    now and we will ship it to you when it arrives. Ships from and sold
>    by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

The book is about Microsoft /having/ to evolve, which it hasn't done
successfully after years of trying (now it wants to devour Yahoo and go into
debt in the process).

Is it possible that CNET Networks bought ZDNet? I looked at the footer. Either
way, the old-age press (e.g. Ziff Davis) dies for the same reason proprietary
software suffers (yes, it does, despite overall market expansion). Information
and code are disseminated for free.

-- 
                ~~ Best of wishes

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