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Microsoft Launches 'Channel 9' Blog

Posted by michael on from the let's-all-fly-the-plane dept.

Decaffeinated Jedi writes "As reported by News.com, Microsoft quietly launched Channel 9, a blog/discussion forum aimed at improving communication with outside developers, on Tuesday. Named for the audio channel that many airlines use to let passengers listen in on crew conversations during flight, Channel 9's creators state the following in a welcoming message: 'Five of us in Redmond are crazy enough to think we just might learn something from getting to know each other...Join in, and have a look inside our cockpit and help us fly the plane.'"

8 of 311 comments (clear)

  1. Outer space strikes back by Space+cowboy · · Score: 5, Funny


    Microsoft are going to ditch the NT mega-kernel and use Plan 9 instead. These are the first tentative steps in the migration from the huge monolithic NT ring-main to the elegance that is Plan 9. [deep voice] From the people who brought you Unix, PLAN 9 [/voice] Da da daaaaaaah bom-bom bom-bom bom-booom

    Simon :-)

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    Physicists get Hadrons!
  2. Thank you by Maljin+Jolt · · Score: 5, Funny
    Join in, and have a look inside our cockpit and help us fly the plane.'

    I would not fly a constantly crashing plane anymore.

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    There you are, staring at me again.
  3. First Headline by Bobdoer · · Score: 5, Funny

    The most important operating system is not Windows.
    Finally Microsoft figured it out.

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    EVERYDAY IS CATURDAY
  4. Hey Peter! by Mr+Z · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ok, someome please tell me I'm not the only one who heard Lawrence's voice from Office Space, yelling "Hey Peter! Check out Channel 9! Breast exam!"

    --Joe
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    Program Intellivision!
  5. Scorchio! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fallejeha fallejehe fallejehe, Chris Waddle

    Boutros boutros ghali

    (Or do you mean a different Channel 9?)

  6. Help them fly the plane? by nysus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who does Microsoft thing they are appealing to? A bunch of 10 year olds? I'd be a little concerned about the conversation going on inside the cockpit. "Ever seen a grown man naked?"

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    ---Technology will liberate us if it doesn't enslave us first.

  7. EULA requires neural implant DRM dongle by StefanJ · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would try to come up with a name for it that is an acronym for "Borg," but I'm feeling really tired this afternoon.

  8. Watch out! by lawpoop · · Score: 5, Funny
    "...have a look inside our cockpit and help us fly the plane."

    AAAAHHHHHHH! Watch out for that giant freaking penguin that's about to eat the plane!!!!

    Aw, hell. It's too late anyway.

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    Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
    -- Pablo Picasso