18 Years in Software Tools, an Insider's View

calumtdalek writes "Newsforge (Also owned by VA) has an article on a talk given by Rico Mariani, an eighteen-year veteran at Microsoft, in which he speaks to the University of Waterloo Computer Science Club, sharing his unique take on the history of, and controversies surrounding, Microsoft and the industry in general. Particularly illuminating are his responses to advocates of free/open-source software. The talk can also be download from the csclub's media server"

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At least he's not running off curing malaria

[gelfling]

Because honestly, my stock can't take any more do-gooderism. I think it's wonderful that MS is a bunch of guys who like George Bush, you might think is a dolt but you'd sure like to have a beer with. Yeah that's like cool and shit but first:

a) get any product out the door in less than 2 years past its due date
b) get any product out the door that people are impressed by
c) try to at least think about security architecture
d) think of your customers instead of just fortress Microsoft
e) create anything that doesn't give us all the creeps that you're just sucking dollars and rights out of us

Then yeah, we can all nerd out in the AV squad room.