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But, I thought pg said Microsoft was dead.
by lokeshk 10y ago
But, I thought pg said Microsoft was dead.
- calbear81 10y agoThe old Ballmer era Microsoft is dead; the Satya led Microsoft has risen.
- WayneBro 10y agoThere are two things that we know for sure: - Microsoft is not dead. - Paul Graham is a tedious windbag. (Look it up.)
- toomuchtodo 10y ago> Paul Graham is a tedious windbag. (Look it up.) Well, I think this is a bit rude. I myself am not a PG fan, but let's not be mean people about it (I come here because the decency high water mark is usually higher than other forums). Some people have a track record, and you might trust them more because of it. They might still be wrong. Don't hold people up as demigods?
- sremani 10y agoI politically disagree with pg, but that man is a genius no ifs and buts.
- oldmanjay 10y agoI'm not expressing an opinion about anyone with this; I would like to point out that being a genius is no bulwark against being a tedious windbag. Or heartbreakingly stupid. Or anything, really.
- tim333 10y agopg's position was "No one is even afraid of Microsoft anymore. They still make a lot of money—so does IBM, for that matter. But they're not dangerous." Which I think remains largely true?
- ethbro 10y agoI'm assuming this was said because people tend to be afraid of growth (eg Uber eating taxis). But there's something to be said for being scared of companies that have already grown and are stable too. Or at least wary.
- jerf 10y agoThe only company that leaps to mind that acts like they are actively afraid of Microsoft is Valve. It's the only explanation for keeping the SteamOS alive I can think of (and developing it in the first place, for that matter), and the way it has neither been shut down, nor really given the push it needs to succeed. It's insurance, and as long as it's a half-viable insurance policy, it's doing its job. Everywhere else, either Microsoft is still the underdog against some very strong incumbent or incumbents (Azure, mobile), or the competition is a decade-old corpse (Office).
- bitmapbrother 10y agoValve isn't afraid of Microsoft, they're just critical of their motives. Steam will always be the destination for digital PC games and there's nothing Microsoft can ever do to change that. Everytime Microsoft has tried to challenge Steam they've failed spectacularly. Microsoft and PC gaming just don't go together.
- skc 10y agoSo, which companies are people afraid of today then?