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Show Me The Money - Microsoft Money Vs. Quicken

Posted by simoniker on from the do-not-pass-go dept.

prostoalex writes "The weblog entry 'Show me the money' is an interesting tale of Microsoft Money from a developer who now manages software development in the Tablet PC group at Microsoft. Having worked before with Money, which was assigned a task of beating Quicken, Philip describes the disasters that happen when marketing and advertising people rule the software development: 'Money's success or failure was judged using the same metrics as MSN's websites. Metrics like minutes viewed per month. Like ad revenue. Like click-through. Stickiness. I am not making this up.'"

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  1. EJACULATE INTO MY RING by (TK)Dessimat0r · · Score: -1, Troll

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  2. Huh? by twoslice · · Score: -1, Troll
    Quicken led the PFM market, and had pretty much been spanking Money with thousand dollar bills.

    WTF???

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  3. Re:TOTAL AND ABSOLUTE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    As opposed to your pathetic attempt (AND FUCKING FAILURE)? Face it Trollkore, you fucking losers are the rectal bacterial infection of Slashdot. Both the GNAA and CLIT have the sack to not fail, and you spineless wannabes are nothing more than a laughing stock. I will anally assult your dead ancestors and urinate in their skulls. You are the true definition of "suck". Please die.

  4. LISTEN YOU SNIVELLING LITTLE SHITHEAD, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    despite the fact that it wasn't a pure frosty attempt it was a pretty blatent try at a fisty, so how about you use your worthless tongue and clean my anal region. TK is for weak, pasty, fat faggots. When you grow some hairs on your tiny ballsack maybe you can join the GNAA or CLIT. Until then, pardon me while I fondle your whore mother.

  5. A LIKELY STORY FROM A HOMOSEXUAL GERBIL RAPIST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You couldn't get frosty if your father raped your ass (AGAIN!) and handed it to you! Go chew on your grandpa's prostate (AGAIN!) while I smear your face with your grandma's ovarian juices.

  6. Marketeers by acid_zebra · · Score: 0, Troll

    In my personal philosophy, there is a special corner in hell reserved for anyone even remotely involved with marketing.

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