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by **Andy Newm** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

Worth a read...

http://www.latimes.com/business/20001129/t000114370.html

Good quote...

Cable executives have been openly surprised and irritated at
the company's inability to meet deadlines, not to mention the
consistently low caliber of the Microsoft programming that has
arrived.

Good does of reality. And a fairly decent explanation of why a lot of
us prefer to run something else.

by **kiwiunix..** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

I agree. The only people who believe Microsoft is the best software
producer are hiding from the facts. Microsoft is a large, inefficient
and corrupt organization that needs to get purged by the DOJ. When was
the last time Microsoft produced an application that used less hard disk
space and memory than the previous version? never. Compare that too
Linux (the kernel) and the size as stayed around the same, mem
requirements around the same, yet more functionality is bought to the
platform. Microsoft should learn a thing or two from such companys as
QSSL and BeOS, on how to write a decent OS from the ground up, with
fully documented API's and emphasis put on efficient programming.

kiwiunixman

> Worth a read...

> http://www.latimes.com/business/20001129/t000114370.html

> Good quote...

> Cable executives have been openly surprised and irritated at
> the company's inability to meet deadlines, not to mention the
> consistently low caliber of the Microsoft programming that has
> arrived.

> Good does of reality. And a fairly decent explanation of why a lot of
> us prefer to run something else.

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by **Andy Newm** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

>Good does of reality.

Must be a deer, possibly Christmas related. The Good Does of Reality.

by **Andy Newm** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

>I agree. The only people who believe Microsoft is the best software
>producer are hiding from the facts.

Or have the facts hidden from them. MS have done a fantastic job
of exploiting a largely technically ignorant marketplace and convincing
(emphasis on the first syllable) them that MS products are the best.
There's an Orwellian-ness to their press releases and public statements
that sometimes makes me think they're actually in a completely different
universe within those buildings up in Redmond.

The attempts by MS to apply their methods in more demanding technical
environments (and in court cases) are, ahem, interesting. Most, up to
now, have failed. The same methods don't work well with demanding users
who want solutions to technical problems first, not to be a cash flow
source for MS.

by **Mike Raede** » Sat, 02 Dec 2000 14:27:49

> I agree. The only people who believe Microsoft is the best software
> producer are hiding from the facts. Microsoft is a large, inefficient
> and corrupt organization that needs to get purged by the DOJ.

Makes me think of ESR's statement about M$ being like $GOVERNMENT. It's big,
stupid, and has the potetial for evil.

--
Since-beer-leekz,
Mikey
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