Microsoft's Forgotten Mistakes

seattlenerd writes "In light of all of the hype about how much cash Microsoft is sitting on, it's good to be reminded that they do fail. A lot. This piece in Seattle Weekly points out some of the many failures -- from ActiMates Barney to Microsoft at Work to pending disasters in smartphones and interactive TV (despite recent PR-worthy announcements). But like most litter, the failures are swept under the rug in the hopes people don't remember that many 'new' Microsoft ideas are recycled from its own history." Of course, like any big company, Microsoft is not a monolith.

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That's michael for you!

[Anonymous Coward]

Anything even remotely smacking of anti-MS bigotry gets a real opportunity to get front-page space here. Especially with certain "editors"...

Stop sitting around being bitter, shaking your head and snickering derisively over every MS press release. Emulate what they're doing right, improve upon it, and look at where the wreckage is to avoid their mistakes. Build a better mousetrap, stop whining about the mousetrap you keep seeing on the shelves. You know why it's on so many shelves? Because for Most of Us, it works. Put down your $6 chai drink, do it better and stop bitching.

It's controversial, antagonizing, and draws hits

[Overly Critical Guy]

See subject.