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Microsoft R&D Burgled: Only Apple Products Stolen

Posted by timothy on from the 'cause-they-had-no-time-'cause-they-were-on-a-clock dept.

Sir Realist writes "Apparently Microsoft's R&D offices in Mountain View were broken into over the holidays: the only things stolen were Apple iPads and the theft has apparently been confirmed from a number of sources."

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  1. Re:Brandnames by arose · · Score: 3, Informative

    Disregard the crappy generic link, here's the real Tide.

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  2. as much as I'd like to make a joke... by MickyTheIdiot · · Score: 5, Informative

    It was an R&D center for making Apple software, so there probably were no Surface tables around...

    But it would be extremely funny if there were left out in the open for all to see.

    1. Re:as much as I'd like to make a joke... by tlhIngan · · Score: 4, Informative

      It was an R&D center for making Apple software, so there probably were no Surface tables around...

      But it would be extremely funny if there were left out in the open for all to see.

      Actually, according to the article... Microsoft's phones and tablets were still there. They did find 5 iPads missing, though.

    2. Re:as much as I'd like to make a joke... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      When Steve Jobs returned to Apple, he discovered that Apple used Windows servers almost exclusively because Apple didn't have great server offerings.

      At some point you either have to make a truly competitive product, or realize you shouldn't be in that market.

      No, Apple used Solaris and IBM AIX. Back then, Microsoft didn't have great server offerings either. (This being Slashdot, lots of people will say it still doesn't.)

    3. Re:as much as I'd like to make a joke... by dvNull · · Score: 1, Informative

      Microsoft sports a very aggressive corporate culture where if you don't use Microsoft for everything, you're "not a team player."

      This is not true. I know many people @ Microsoft who use iphones. I even know a few who dual boot linux on their laptops or who have macs.

      Linux is used on print servers internally to this day, though it's a dirty secret.

      This is not true either.

    4. Re:as much as I'd like to make a joke... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      Before I quit Apple they were migrating most servers to Oracle Linux - at least in my particular area. They had been using AIX for as long as I remember.

  3. Re:Microsoft is finished by Enderandrew · · Score: 4, Informative

    Microsoft still turns a hefty profit. They've got massive market share and the company is still experiencing revenue growth, though the rate of growth is declining.

    http://ycharts.com/companies/MSFT/revenue_growth

    Microsoft is losing market share in key markets. There are reasons why Microsoft could stumble, but they are so diversified and have so much capital that it would take a great number of massive failures for them to really go under.

    I wonder how much longer Ballmer will remain CEO.

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