"The reality is that Microsoft is losing the cloud computing battle badly indeed and boasting of a tenuous cloud computing association with Harvard is a complete and absolute joke."
I'm guessing this Slashdot story is a paid advertisement.
"Satya Nadella ($18 million), who is successfully steering the company back towards growth."
Ah, now I know the story is complete fiction
I had a negative reaction to that, also. Maybe Nadella is merely not as destructive as Steve Ballmer. Ballmer was rated the worst CEO in the United States.
Quote from an article in Forbes Magazine about Steve Ballmer: "Without a doubt, Mr. Ballmer is the worst CEO of a large publicly traded American company today." Another quote: "The reach of his bad leadership has extended far beyond Microsoft when it comes to destroying shareholder value -- and jobs." (May 12, 2012)
Her $33 million paycheck this year puts her ahead of tech CEOs like Microsoft's Satya Nadella ($18 million), who is successfully steering the company back towards growth, as well as leaders at fast-growing tech giants like Alphabet's Larry Page ($1), Apple's Tim Cook ($9 million) and Amazon's Jeff Bezos ($2 million).
Rometty has presided over 20 straight quarters of declining revenue growth.
Since she became CEO in January 2012, revenue has declined more than 26 percent on a trailing 12-month basis compared to the year before she took over, and net income has fallen nearly 27 percent.
"I have no problems with Google collecting the kinds of data that provide their advanced services, so long as I can choose when that data is collected, and I can inspect and delete it on demand. The google.com/myactivity portal provides those abilities and a lot more."
Most people, however, won't know that opportunity exists. So, only technically-knowledgeable people get the benefit.
In fact, Google is collecting HUGE amounts of data. Anyone who uses the NoScript and Disconnect add-ons can see that Google services are used by many, many web sites.
I know what you're saying. But the big question is, why did the Yahoo Board of Directors make such a HUGE mistake.
A few of the Marissa Meyer stories, over several years. Major problems were reported almost 5 years ago:
The Truth About Marissa Mayer: She Has Two Contrasting Reputations (Jul. 17, 2012) Quote: "She used to make people line up outside of her office, sit on couches and sign up with office hours with her. Then everybody had to publicly sit outside her office and she would see people in five minute increments. She would make VPs at Google wait for her. It's like you've got to be kidding."
"So the proper response is to join the NRA and come out with all guns blazing?"
Why say something extremely negative and worthless, while ignoring suggested solutions? That's one of the ways Slashdot commenters don't handle abuse well.
Here are 2 solutions I mentioned in my grandparent comment:
1) One possible solution: All countries could support ReactOS so that the Windows OS can be eliminated.
2) No company should be allowed to have a virtual monopoly! Companies that are routinely abusive should be re-organized or eliminated.
"Not only have consumers ignored open source solutions, they've gone totally the other way."
The average person has no technical knowledge. Companies like Microsoft are using that ignorance to abuse their customers.
We have technical knowledge. We could teach government leaders what needs to be done. In general, almost all government leaders are extremely ignorant about technology. They need a lot of help.
"We've ranted. We've raged."
"Ranting" and "raging" is infantile behavior.
Instead, prepare a set of laws and regulations that we recommend. Get the process started. Ask hundreds of thousands of Slashdot readers to make their local government leaders aware of the laws and regulations we recommend.
Is there a Slashdot reader who has the ability to be a government leader? Would that person be interested in a government career? Support that person nationally.
Why do I spend so much time reading Slashdot? Because I often find knowledgeable, logical comments that are helpful to me. I've taught myself to navigate around the angry, crazy, and otherwise worthless comments.
Maybe the Slashdot readers who are knowledgeable and logical can take a stronger role in leading the world in a better direction.
So, I'm guessing Microsoft managers think, "That worked. We will try another abuse."
One thing I've learned over the years is that Slashdot commenters are generally not good at reacting to abuse. Slashdot commenters make excuses, or react to abuse weakly. Also, for many Slashdot commenters there is a conflict of interest: They make more money if Windows is more difficult to administer and use.
Slowly increasing the number and severity of abuses causes many people to make multiple excuses, effectively accepting Microsoft's abusiveness.
However, Microsoft managers seem to lack social ability. The abusiveness of many of the features of Windows 10 are like a multi-billion-dollar advertising campaign that very effectively says, "Dislike Microsoft products". One of the many examples: Trying to imitate Google and sell "Apps", but to business users that don't want employees distracted.
One possible solution: All countries could support ReactOS so that the Windows OS can be eliminated.
No company should be allowed to have a virtual monopoly! Companies that are routinely abusive should be re-organized or eliminated.
Quote from the parent comment: "I've been using a combination of Google Apps and LibreOffice for years, never looked back and don't miss MS at all. Several of the businesses I consult for have switched entirely to Google Apps..."
Several years ago, I spent several hours writing something in Microsoft Word. Later I discovered that Microsoft Word was not able to open its own file! Luckily, I could open the file in Libre Office.
The parent comment is correct. Let's find other methods of doing our work. Don't rely on a habitual abuser.
Let's have a multi-national effort to improve Libre Office, especially the somewhat sloppy and limited user interface.
Why should all the countries in the world pay the Microsoft tax? The United States was founded because of refusing to pay an abusive tax.
Slashdot Mirror
"... current brainless moron at the helm."
Report: IBM's top exec pay package 'now worth $65 million'. Quote: "... IBM has posted declining revenues over the past five years under her leadership and last week reported declining revenue for the 20th consecutive quarter."
Could someone explain how CEOs get such high pay?
IBM == Is Brainless Moron?
IBM == Insufferably Bad Management?
IBM == I've Been Mistreated?
IBM == Is Badly Managed?
IBM == Ich Bin Mude. (German for "I am tired".)
IBM == Internal Bothersome Meddling?
IBM == Ich! Blah! Meh! ???
Couldn't they have found a better name? Maybe PukeDB? FatalCancerDB? FootSmellDB? PottyTrainingDB?
From the article: "CockroachDB may sound like a joke project..."
"The reality is that Microsoft is losing the cloud computing battle badly indeed and boasting of a tenuous cloud computing association with Harvard is a complete and absolute joke."
I'm guessing this Slashdot story is a paid advertisement.
Does Harvard have a secret history as a major force for evil?
I had a negative reaction to that, also. Maybe Nadella is merely not as destructive as Steve Ballmer. Ballmer was rated the worst CEO in the United States.
Quote from an article in Forbes Magazine about Steve Ballmer: "Without a doubt, Mr. Ballmer is the worst CEO of a large publicly traded American company today." Another quote: "The reach of his bad leadership has extended far beyond Microsoft when it comes to destroying shareholder value -- and jobs." (May 12, 2012)
Story about IBM Chairman, President and CEO Ginni Rometty: At IBM's annual meeting last week, shareholders agreed with a proposal to increase her salary more than 60 percent to $33 million. (May 5, 2017)
From the story:
Her $33 million paycheck this year puts her ahead of tech CEOs like Microsoft's Satya Nadella ($18 million), who is successfully steering the company back towards growth, as well as leaders at fast-growing tech giants like Alphabet's Larry Page ($1), Apple's Tim Cook ($9 million) and Amazon's Jeff Bezos ($2 million).
Rometty has presided over 20 straight quarters of declining revenue growth.
Since she became CEO in January 2012, revenue has declined more than 26 percent on a trailing 12-month basis compared to the year before she took over, and net income has fallen nearly 27 percent.
Interesting info, APK.
It doesn't answer the question. Maybe only 108 people knew about the petition.
There is an explanation in the article to which I linked, with this quote: "Why Tim Cook is the new Steve Ballmer".
I'm searching for some depth of understanding.
Exactly, "magical pipeline" is something Steve Jobs would never have done.
Maybe Tim Cook is not a sufficiently capable CEO.
Steve Jobs's worst decision was promoting Tim Cook (Nov 2, 2016) "Quote: Why Tim Cook is the new Steve Ballmer".
Remove Tim Cook as CEO of Apple. (Oct 31, 2016) Quote: "Many products are announced in one quarter and released in another quarter."
Bump the Trump!
Most people, however, won't know that opportunity exists. So, only technically-knowledgeable people get the benefit.
In fact, Google is collecting HUGE amounts of data. Anyone who uses the NoScript and Disconnect add-ons can see that Google services are used by many, many web sites.
Agreed. If it works, why change it?
Code doesn't age, like wine or people. Code always does what it always did.
Exactly. "Wireless charging" assumes someone can break the laws of Physics.
It's really weird how people who know NOTHING about technology assume they can make decisions about technology.
I would never use Windows 10 except connected to a separate router, and only for testing, so I didn't think about that.
Windows 10 is possibly the worst spyware ever made. Quote: "Buried in the service agreement is permission to poke through everything on your PC."
Microsoft makes more money if there are flaws.
Everyone who wants a new version of Windows must pay a full price, and get a new version that also has flaws.
Interesting.
One answer to a corrupt financial system is to have better, more complete laws, and follow them.
I know what you're saying. But the big question is, why did the Yahoo Board of Directors make such a HUGE mistake.
A few of the Marissa Meyer stories, over several years. Major problems were reported almost 5 years ago:
The Truth About Marissa Mayer: She Has Two Contrasting Reputations (Jul. 17, 2012) Quote: "She used to make people line up outside of her office, sit on couches and sign up with office hours with her. Then everybody had to publicly sit outside her office and she would see people in five minute increments. She would make VPs at Google wait for her. It's like you've got to be kidding."
Yahoo! CEO Mayer Is Delusional and Must Go - RealMoney.com (Oct. 21, 2015)
Marissa Mayer: A Case Study In Poor Leadership - Forbes (Nov. 20, 2015) Five reasons people don't like Yahoo's Marissa Mayer (Oct. 7, 2016)
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer led illegal purge of male employees, lawsuit charges (Oct. 6, 2016)
How was Marissa Mayer viewed within Google? - Quora
What made Marissa Mayer an incompetent CEO? - Quora
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Thoroughly Failed on Promise to Not Screw Up Tumblr (Jun. 16 2016)
Wow! Quotes from the parent comment:
"You're the laughingstock of the whole town."
"You're middle-aged now, alone and shunned."
"Your "call to arms" is a joke and we will laugh at it, as always."
"And you will end up with your pants pulled over your head and stuck heads-down in a trash can."
As I said in my comment that started this discussion of Slashdot reactions to abuse (+5), people who comment about abuse often don't respond in a manner guided by logic. Commenters often use these avoidances, and others:
1) Attack.
2) Change the subject. Respond to the new subject with an attack on that subject.
3) Give excuses.
4) Say that positive change is impossible.
"... calling for everyone to step up and fight..."
No fighting. Organize sensible change.
"So the proper response is to join the NRA and come out with all guns blazing?"
Why say something extremely negative and worthless, while ignoring suggested solutions? That's one of the ways Slashdot commenters don't handle abuse well.
Here are 2 solutions I mentioned in my grandparent comment:
1) One possible solution: All countries could support ReactOS so that the Windows OS can be eliminated.
2) No company should be allowed to have a virtual monopoly! Companies that are routinely abusive should be re-organized or eliminated.
See my comment below, Gov. leaders unsually have no technical knowledge, for initial ideas about how to cause the writing and adoption of new laws.
"Not only have consumers ignored open source solutions, they've gone totally the other way."
The average person has no technical knowledge. Companies like Microsoft are using that ignorance to abuse their customers.
We have technical knowledge. We could teach government leaders what needs to be done. In general, almost all government leaders are extremely ignorant about technology. They need a lot of help.
"We've ranted. We've raged."
"Ranting" and "raging" is infantile behavior.
Instead, prepare a set of laws and regulations that we recommend. Get the process started. Ask hundreds of thousands of Slashdot readers to make their local government leaders aware of the laws and regulations we recommend.
Is there a Slashdot reader who has the ability to be a government leader? Would that person be interested in a government career? Support that person nationally.
Why do I spend so much time reading Slashdot? Because I often find knowledgeable, logical comments that are helpful to me. I've taught myself to navigate around the angry, crazy, and otherwise worthless comments.
Maybe the Slashdot readers who are knowledgeable and logical can take a stronger role in leading the world in a better direction.
SOON: The Windows OS will be rented, not sold, apparently. That would be one more abuse, of many.
This is being accepted: Windows 10 is possibly the worst spyware ever made. Quote: "Buried in the service agreement is permission to poke through everything on your PC."
So, I'm guessing Microsoft managers think, "That worked. We will try another abuse."
One thing I've learned over the years is that Slashdot commenters are generally not good at reacting to abuse. Slashdot commenters make excuses, or react to abuse weakly. Also, for many Slashdot commenters there is a conflict of interest: They make more money if Windows is more difficult to administer and use.
Slowly increasing the number and severity of abuses causes many people to make multiple excuses, effectively accepting Microsoft's abusiveness.
However, Microsoft managers seem to lack social ability. The abusiveness of many of the features of Windows 10 are like a multi-billion-dollar advertising campaign that very effectively says, "Dislike Microsoft products". One of the many examples: Trying to imitate Google and sell "Apps", but to business users that don't want employees distracted.
One possible solution: All countries could support ReactOS so that the Windows OS can be eliminated.
No company should be allowed to have a virtual monopoly! Companies that are routinely abusive should be re-organized or eliminated.
Quote from the parent comment: "I've been using a combination of Google Apps and LibreOffice for years, never looked back and don't miss MS at all. Several of the businesses I consult for have switched entirely to Google Apps..."
Several years ago, I spent several hours writing something in Microsoft Word. Later I discovered that Microsoft Word was not able to open its own file! Luckily, I could open the file in Libre Office.
The parent comment is correct. Let's find other methods of doing our work. Don't rely on a habitual abuser.
Let's have a multi-national effort to improve Libre Office, especially the somewhat sloppy and limited user interface.
Why should all the countries in the world pay the Microsoft tax? The United States was founded because of refusing to pay an abusive tax.