Microsoft Isn't Dead

re: Microsoft Isn't Dead

JasperM — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:31:08 GMT

That seems pretty far out there. I think a more apt thesis would have been that Microsoft is not evil anymore, and to elaborate on how they have helped the software community. There was a time when there was a lack of serious competition, and perhaps Microsoft did become a little stagnant (for instance with Internet Explorer, until FireFox really started to take off). Now there is competition, Google, FireFox, Apple, etc...Competition is what makes people better, companies better. With that there also needs to be a certain amount of giving back to the community through things like Open Standards, like the new Open XML in Office 2007.

I think Microsoft is not as "scary" as it used to be, because now its more helpful.

Do I still use Linux, occasionally.

Do I use FireFox, yes because of how it renders CSS

I've never used Apple, I believe Apple is far worse with their closed systems (iPhone, FairPlay DRM etc...) than MS currently is.

-JasperM

re: Microsoft Isn't Dead

Dalibor Topic — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:21:04 GMT

People fear Microsoft because it's based on a culture of backstabbing, as the Novell deal clearly shows.

Can't change the culture without firing the owners, though, so ... never gonna happen.

re: Microsoft Isn't Dead

stevecla01 — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:40:23 GMT

interesting observation Dalibor - is that from personal experience? I've worked here for nearly 10 years and that's not a culture I've experienced. We work in a very competitive market place and there will always be contentious issues but backstabbing is pretty strong.

off to check my back for evidence of wounds :)