http://blogs.msdn.com/maamktg/archive/2007/11/01/little-details.aspxLet me start off by saying that I have a TON of respect for Google as a company. They've done a HUGE number of innovative things and their competition is forcing Microsoft to deliver more value to customers. I think MSFT views GOOG as a competitor andenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/maamktg/archive/2007/11/01/little-details.aspx#5818670Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:01:38 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:5818670Yonatan Leonov<p>I would totally agree with you - if you (by You - I mean your company of course - nothing personal) do the same...</p> <p>But as you can see in my blog (click my name) Microsoft has a new site for Windows Mobile - with an interesting concept UI - you can like it or hate it.</p> <p>And this UI is made by ADOBE FLASH...</p> <p>So Google doesn't have OS (yet...) so they use yours.</p> <p>But you do have Silverlight - so why would you use Flash?</p>http://blogs.msdn.com/maamktg/archive/2007/11/01/little-details.aspx#5820302Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:44:52 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:5820302jerman of the board<p>Yonatan,</p> <p>I agree that MS should be held to the same standard...and there are plenty of examples where we fall short, but I wouldn't agree that we can't recognize it in othes and learn from it.</p> <p>Again, I am not trying to make fun of Google here, I just think it is an example of a little thing (changing the screensaver--no one, or very few, expect their own OS--hopefully, not soon ;-) it's just one thing that sends, I think, the wrong message.</p> <p>MS needs to avoid the same mistake.</p> <p>Perhaps it will make us both better.</p> <p>Good point, though and thanks for the comment!</p>