Re: [NF] A microsoftie give M$ the smack down
Stephen the Cook wrote: > Hahahaha. I don't think the customers really give a rats ass about the > philosophy of the company. Instead they want a quality product that isn't > blue screening. Past that the average computer user doesn't care. IMO > I would agree with that...especially from the perspective of the end-users (e.g., Office users), but developers are a bit different and may care since they use the products a bit differently than regular Joe End-Users. -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
RE: [NF] A microsoftie give M$ the smack down
Ted Roche <> wrote: > On 3/16/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [Scoble said:] >> I sure hope they don't show up at Mix07 with this kind of "we're in >> it to win" talk. > > It is a strange choice of terms. What do they want to "win?" > Domination of the desktop? Brand recognition? > > I don't think Microsoft's customers are thinking they want Microsoft > to "win." I think they want Microsoft to be a good citizen, a > standards-bearer (not dictator), an industry leader, a supporter of > the customer's needs. Too bad that's not what Microsoft wants. Hahahaha. I don't think the customers really give a rats ass about the philosophy of the company. Instead they want a quality product that isn't blue screening. Past that the average computer user doesn't care. IMO Stephen Russell DBA / .Net Developer Memphis TN 38115 901.246-0159 "A good way to judge people is by observing how they treat those who can do them absolutely no good." ---Unknown http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.12/724 - Release Date: 3/16/2007 12:12 PM ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: [NF] A microsoftie give M$ the smack down
On 3/16/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [Scoble said:] > I sure hope they don't show up at Mix07 with this kind of "we're in it to > win" talk. It is a strange choice of terms. What do they want to "win?" Domination of the desktop? Brand recognition? I don't think Microsoft's customers are thinking they want Microsoft to "win." I think they want Microsoft to be a good citizen, a standards-bearer (not dictator), an industry leader, a supporter of the customer's needs. Too bad that's not what Microsoft wants. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: [NF] A microsoftie give M$ the smack down
On 3/16/07, Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually, I think it was more like 3 years that he worked for them. > Right you are. I hadn't been tracking him that closely: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Scoble#Microsoft -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: [NF] A microsoftie give M$ the smack down
On Mar 16, 2007, at 2:16 PM, Ted Roche wrote: > Scoble hasn't been a MicroSoftie for some time. Even when he was > working for the company, he was pretty much an anomaly. I don't think > he lasted a year. Actually, I think it was more like 3 years that he worked for them. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: [NF] A microsoftie give M$ the smack down
Ted Roche wrote: > Scoble hasn't been a MicroSoftie for some time. Even when he was > working for the company, he was pretty much an anomaly. I don't think > he lasted a year. > > Certainly with comments like this, they'd run him out the door! When he worked for them, was it like the movie "The Natural" where "The Man" tried to buy off the players who were a threat to their interests? Perhaps he refused to be assimilated? -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: [NF] A microsoftie give M$ the smack down
Scoble hasn't been a MicroSoftie for some time. Even when he was working for the company, he was pretty much an anomaly. I don't think he lasted a year. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
