When Will Microsoft Learn?
I don’t know but the Redmond Area winds don’t seem to be favorable for the Microsoft think tanks… Microsoft, that has always tried to be a market leader and innovator (at least, on the looks of it) has always been an emulator and an imitator :P Be it the DOS, Windows or even Vista UI
And then there is OOXML and well, Shared Source… Fancy this:
Microsoft kills its ?Get the Facts? anti-Linux site by ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley — On August 23, Microsoft pulled plug on the “Get the Facts” site, replacing it with a new Windows Server “Compare” site. Why did Microsoft make this move now? And is Compare anything more than “Get the Facts” in sheep’s clothing?
After Microsoft came up with a patent violation claim, it came with a Shared Source concept and well promotions of Open Source… I am a business graduate pursuing MBA.. I understand what business is and what Marketing is all about.. but really.. Microsoft…. What are you trying to do? Fight more important battles!
On a personal front.. I was sitting in class when a friend asked me about the OOXML affair.. and I was ignorant about it… the only thing I could remember was oXML and I lectured her for about half an hour about oXML until she went berserk :D Only later to realize… back home… that OOXML is MS Office Open XML :P
To add insult to injury.. I am writing this blog using Windows Live Writer on a Vista Ultimate PC ;)
