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Microsoft always seems to prefer going on offense rather than playing defense. They are one of the least self-aware companies I can think of. For example, thi
by golfer 10y ago
Microsoft always seems to prefer going on offense rather than playing defense. They are one of the least self-aware companies I can think of. For example, this absolutely insane "funeral march" for iPhone and Blackberry they held in 2010 to celebrate the launch of Windows Phone 7 [1]. What other company would even consider this?
[1] https://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/microsoft-celebrates-windows-phone-7-rtm-with-funeral-parade-for/ https://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/microsoft-celebrates-win...
- PhantomGremlin 10y agoThey are one of the least self-aware companies I can think of. That was Uncle Fester's Microsoft. That behavior was an extension of Ballmer's pugilistic personality. Today's Microsoft is just as tone-deaf, but in a different respect. For the life of me I can't understand why Nadella thinks that their recent behavior wrt. Win 10 is a good idea. E.g. rebooting user's machines during presentations, having spyware that it's not possible to disable, advertising in the OS, etc.