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> All of the strategy stuff that you guys attribute to Microsoft, as if it were a single person, are childish naive views of how companies function. Exactly th
by photonios 10y ago
> All of the strategy stuff that you guys attribute to Microsoft, as if it were a single person, are childish naive views of how companies function.
Exactly this. What's the deal? They open-source cool things, community benefits, they earn money. So what? It's become a crime to earn money?
- darpa_escapee 10y agoSometimes the profit motive incentivizes behavior that is bad for developers and consumers. Shareholders and executives made a lot of money from abusive behavior on Microsoft's behalf in the 90's. It can be argued that behavior wasn't ideal for profits in the long-run, hence their change in tactics. Unfortunately, there isn't much evidence that Microsoft won't return to those highly profitable methods once they're more competitive.