____/ 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.
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~~ Best of wishes
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