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Interesting that he cited Microsoft as the canonical example 16 years ago. That example hasn't aged well. In the ensuing years, Microsoft has lost its edge in s
by abalone 10y ago
Interesting that he cited Microsoft as the canonical example 16 years ago. That example hasn't aged well. In the ensuing years, Microsoft has lost its edge in software innovation. It's not exactly proof positive that everyone working alone in their office or at home is the best way to run a company.
I think in those 16 years we have learned that there is personal productivity and there is team productivity. The former is critical for shipping, but the latter is also critical for developing ideas and collaboration. You can't just talk about maximizing one without thinking about the impact on the other.
- tracker1 10y agoI think the work done in VS Code, .Net Core, F#, TypeScript, azure tooling, container support, sql server enhancements etc would counter your assumptions on a lack of innovation... Windows may have stagnated, but ms is still pretty relevant. While I don't do much these days in the MS sphere (other than using VS Code), I think they're far more in touch than most large software companies.
- UK-AL 10y agoMicrosoft probably has the best research division in technology.