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Am I the only one who finds Ray's language hard to parse? In the first few paragraphs alone, Ozzie uses: - the realm of the service-centric ‘seamless OS’

by portman 16y ago

Am I the only one who finds Ray's language hard to parse? In the first few paragraphs alone, Ozzie uses: - the realm of the service-centric ‘seamless OS’ - shifted Office from being PC-centric toward now also robustly spanning the web - intrapreneurial leaders stepped up to build and deliver an innovative service I'm reminded of this recent John Gruber quip on Microsoft's "language problem": http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/10/11/microsoft-language http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/10/11/microsoft-langua... What do they feed people in Redmond that makes them such ineffective writers?

unexpected 16y ago
No, this post is a classic case of marketing, techno, gobbedly-gook. It has no clear thesis, and riffs from topic to topic. I got bored halfway through, and I still don't understand what his point is. My favorite use of language is the one you mention "intrapreneurial"!
- hernan7 16y ago
  "Intrapreneurial"... I think the last time I heard that word was in the 90's at IBM (along with "rightsizing" and other business jargon that I forgot). Then came the Internet boom and brought along a new layer of lexical detritus.
- danpker 16y ago
  I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't the person who wrote it.
- ojbyrne 16y ago
  The praise that techcrunch gives it almost seems like parody: http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/25/ray-ozzie-dawn-of-a-new-day-memo/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/25/ray-ozzie-dawn-of-a-new-day... "Below is a short excerpt from the end of the memo, as I wouldn’t dream of stealing the man’s thunder"
- brc 16y ago
  intrapreneurial is a term for being an entrepreneur within the confines of a larger organisation. It's a business school buzzword for people working in a larger company to feel like they're just like real entrepreneurs, but doing it with the might and resources of a large organization behind them. Or, as otherwise known, 'doing your job'. To be fair, though, creating new products/services within a larger organization can provide significant challenges. You could argue that Google promotes intrapreneurship with the 20% time projets.
Elepsis 16y ago
This isn't a Redmond problem, it's a Ray Ozzie problem. You don't get a ton of writing by Sinofsky published on the public internet, but he's a fascinating and thought provoking writer by comparison.

by portman 16y ago

unexpected 16y ago

No, this post is a classic case of marketing, techno, gobbedly-gook. It has no clear thesis, and riffs from topic to topic. I got bored halfway through, and I still don't understand what his point is. My favorite use of language is the one you mention "intrapreneurial"!

hernan7 16y ago
"Intrapreneurial"... I think the last time I heard that word was in the 90's at IBM (along with "rightsizing" and other business jargon that I forgot). Then came the Internet boom and brought along a new layer of lexical detritus.
danpker 16y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't the person who wrote it.
ojbyrne 16y ago
The praise that techcrunch gives it almost seems like parody: http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/25/ray-ozzie-dawn-of-a-new-day-memo/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/25/ray-ozzie-dawn-of-a-new-day... "Below is a short excerpt from the end of the memo, as I wouldn’t dream of stealing the man’s thunder"
brc 16y ago
intrapreneurial is a term for being an entrepreneur within the confines of a larger organisation. It's a business school buzzword for people working in a larger company to feel like they're just like real entrepreneurs, but doing it with the might and resources of a large organization behind them. Or, as otherwise known, 'doing your job'. To be fair, though, creating new products/services within a larger organization can provide significant challenges. You could argue that Google promotes intrapreneurship with the 20% time projets.

Elepsis 16y ago

This isn't a Redmond problem, it's a Ray Ozzie problem. You don't get a ton of writing by Sinofsky published on the public internet, but he's a fascinating and thought provoking writer by comparison.