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Is Microsoft Money Crushing Microsoft?

Posted by timothy on from the stifle-y'self-edit' dept.

JoshuaDFranklin writes "The latest Seattle Weekly has an article by a former Microsoft project manager titled Microsoft's Sacred Cash Cow. It argues that Microsoft, addicted to its Windows and Office revenue, is stifling innovation within the company: 'new, better ideas that would take business away from Windows or Office don't really have a chance at Microsoft.' Apple, in contrast, has embraced Open Source and is delivering a better consumer experience." Update: 06/06 21:24 GMT by T : Sorry, it's a dupe.

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  1. Microsoft Still Doesn't Get It by rudy_wayne · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The lack of innovation at Microsoft is because they still don't "get it".

    All over the world, businesses, universities and government agencies are switching away from Windows, usually to Linux. But Microsoft continues to believe that the only problem is a lack of FUD.

    So Microsoft invests millions of dollars in FUD machines (SCO, the Alexis de Toqueville Institute, etc...) and continues on, business as usual.

  2. Re:fanboys just aint cool by mindstrm · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I used to talk juts like you.

    Then I got a mac.

    Now, I understand why they rave like morons all day.

    OS X isn't good because it's got OSS in it.... it's good becuase it's good. The fact that some of it is OSS is just a bonus.

    I personally couldn't give a shit if darwin was OSS or not.. I just know I like the fact that the command line tools are standard bsd things, not re-invented crap... and that if I want to port some BSD or linux apps over, it's easy.

    Sun has open source, sure.. but open source doesn't make a shitty operating system less shitty.. it just makes it more open shit.