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That patent war was started by Microsoft under Steve Ballmer and both companies dropped it after Satya Nadella took over. I genuinely don't believe Microsoft un
by argonaut 10y ago
That patent war was started by Microsoft under Steve Ballmer and both companies dropped it after Satya Nadella took over. I genuinely don't believe Microsoft under Nadella would go to patent war except defensively. Everything I've read about Ballmer leads me to believe he definitely shares similarities to the stereotype of the businessman trying to squeeze out as much money as possible.
- eldavido 10y agoI think it's the sales mentality - you work with the product you have, today, to get the deal done today/this quarter. Not great for the ten-year plan, but those are a luxury of companies with lots of products selling today.
- SoftwareMaven 10y agoAnd, perhaps not surprisingly, Ballmer didn't last much over ten years as CEO and left MS in a very precarious position when he did leave.