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Tales From Behind Microsoft's Firewall

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the strange-but-true dept.

lizzyben writes "CIOinsight.com is hosting an interview with Robert Scoble on life after Microsoft. 'By blogging for the world's largest software company, Scoble changed the way companies communicate with the world and became an industry celebrity in the process.' He talks about MS culture, senior management and the benefits of blogging from inside the belly of the software beast." More from the article: "We used blog-search engines to find anyone who wrote the word 'Microsoft' on their blog. Even if they had no readers and were just ranting, 'I hate Microsoft,' I could see that and link to it, or I could participate in their comments, or send them an e-mail saying, 'What's going on?' And that told those people that someone was listening to their rants, that this is a different world than the one in which no one listens. It was an invaluable focus group that Microsoft didn't have to pay for."

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  1. focus groups and corporate bs by jacquesm · · Score: 0, Troll

    If MS would spend a % of their cash reserves on developing a *real* os instead of the load of junk they ship (no, this is not a troll, this is an observation) we'd have a one-shot amazing piece of software that would set a new standard for useability and reliability.

    unfortunately they spend that cash on marketing....

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    1. Re:focus groups and corporate bs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Sorry but you're totally off base on two out of three examples. OS/2 was crap from the start, Word Perfect always had marginal potential at best. However it was never fully developed and by the time the company realized it was lagging woefully behind it was to late to catch up. As for Lotus, well that indeed was a case of a good product that lacked the sufficient marketing prowess and was indeed a far better alternative to anything commercially available at the time

  2. Should have searched for "Micro$oft" or "M$". by agent · · Score: -1, Troll

    Microsoft comments to underage gammers. So, did you know that most of the people that make on-line porn use MicroSoft software. We are even helping them with DRM. That way, you can not share your porn with your frat brothers when you get to college.

  3. Mod Parent Retarded by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Micrsoft does ship a real OS. It's called Windows and millions of people run it without serious problems or they wouldn't stay with it.

  4. MOD PARENTDOWN, FLAMEBAIT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If MS would spend a % of their cash reserves on developing a *real* os instead of the load of junk they ship (no, this is not a troll, this is an observation)

    You are right, itis not a troll.

    It is clearly FLAMEBAIT!

  5. Wow by hey · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow, a guy used blogs and suggest that other people should.
    But that's just too radical for Microsoft so he's out.

  6. To paraphrase the late Bill Hicks... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ball-less, souless, spiritless corporate little bitches, suckers of Satan's cock, each and every one of them.
    Aw, suck Satan's cock...
    Suck Satan's cock. Put that big scaly pecker down your gullet. Drink that black worm jism. Drink it! Fill your little bellies. Ha Ha Ha!

  7. Re:behind their firewall? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wow, you're so clever FAN-BOY!!!