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As a developer I noticed lately there is an impressive number of libraries coming from ms. They probably have a hundred libraries just on github and many older

by petke 11y ago

As a developer I noticed lately there is an impressive number of libraries coming from ms. They probably have a hundred libraries just on github and many older ones on codeplex. I hope this new practical money making focus doesn't mean those libraries will get neglected. Part of the charm with ms is that they are not as calculating and ruthlessly capitalist as apple and google. They are more focused on the developer and researcher than the user. I hope they don't end up becoming the same.

nitrogen 11y ago
Part of the charm with ms is that they are not as calculating and ruthlessly capitalist as apple and google. They are more focused on the developer and researcher than the user. I hope they don't end up becoming the same. I take it you weren't in the industry when the Halloween documents leaked, or the antitrust case was prosecuted. MS was (and probably still is) every bit as ruthlessly capitalistic as the new 800lb gorillas in town.
- ocdtrekkie 11y ago
  While petke's post seems a bit... overly optimistic?... It's basically completely nonsensical to focus on news from a decade ago or further when discussing technology. Ten years in tech is like a different century in any other topic. Halloween documents was 1998, Microsoft's antitrust case was 2001. If you want to neg a company, find examples in the last decade. (They exist. Windows 10 privacy issues are a great example of them still getting some things wrong.)
- petke 11y ago
  The ms is evil thing is very 90s. It doesn't look so bad compared to say facebook and google who's core business is advertisement. Those will sell your personal information to 3rd parties any chance they get. Ms core business is still about selling software and services to users. In my book thats a more honest way to make a living. I hope it stays that way. Apple is another story ..
eva1984 11y ago
Part of the charm with ms is that they are not as calculating and ruthlessly capitalist as apple and google What????MS sues everyone that dare to use pirate copy of Windows just like 10 years ago and keep hostile to OSS until only recently. It is much more hated before, now since they retreat more from consumer market, it looks like it tries and probably will become the new IBM, while Google is more like the new MS.
ionised 11y ago
> Part of the charm with ms is that they are not as calculating and ruthlessly capitalist as apple and google. I would have agreed prior to the release of Windows 10.

by petke 11y ago

nitrogen 11y ago

Part of the charm with ms is that they are not as calculating and ruthlessly capitalist as apple and google. They are more focused on the developer and researcher than the user. I hope they don't end up becoming the same. I take it you weren't in the industry when the Halloween documents leaked, or the antitrust case was prosecuted. MS was (and probably still is) every bit as ruthlessly capitalistic as the new 800lb gorillas in town.

ocdtrekkie 11y ago
While petke's post seems a bit... overly optimistic?... It's basically completely nonsensical to focus on news from a decade ago or further when discussing technology. Ten years in tech is like a different century in any other topic. Halloween documents was 1998, Microsoft's antitrust case was 2001. If you want to neg a company, find examples in the last decade. (They exist. Windows 10 privacy issues are a great example of them still getting some things wrong.)
petke 11y ago
The ms is evil thing is very 90s. It doesn't look so bad compared to say facebook and google who's core business is advertisement. Those will sell your personal information to 3rd parties any chance they get. Ms core business is still about selling software and services to users. In my book thats a more honest way to make a living. I hope it stays that way. Apple is another story ..

eva1984 11y ago

Part of the charm with ms is that they are not as calculating and ruthlessly capitalist as apple and google What????MS sues everyone that dare to use pirate copy of Windows just like 10 years ago and keep hostile to OSS until only recently. It is much more hated before, now since they retreat more from consumer market, it looks like it tries and probably will become the new IBM, while Google is more like the new MS.

ionised 11y ago

> Part of the charm with ms is that they are not as calculating and ruthlessly capitalist as apple and google. I would have agreed prior to the release of Windows 10.