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Interesting to see how Microsoft is resurgent again with their Office 365, Azure, MS Teams, Xbox services and vibrant participation in the open source ecosystem
by redkoala 6y ago
Interesting to see how Microsoft is resurgent again with their Office 365, Azure, MS Teams, Xbox services and vibrant participation in the open source ecosystem since this article was written in 2007.
- bachmeier 6y agoI recall somewhere in the 2002 timeframe having a discussion with someone that worked at Microsoft. The anti-open source attitude, and the anti-innovation attitude more generally, made Microsoft a place where you only took the job for the money I was told. It was a dark place to work. Your job was to protect the status quo, and that meant you were supposed to prevent progress. I had a hard time believing it at the time, but it was probably true.
- mentos 6y agoI would love to see Microsoft use the work from Flight Simulator 2020 [0] to create a Google Maps competitor. [0] - https://youtu.be/EOeDTr1x3XI?t=53 https://youtu.be/EOeDTr1x3XI?t=53
- caminocorner 6y agoMicrosoft already has Bing Maps with aerial view and street view
- bitL 6y agoFS2020 uses the satellite imagery from Bing Maps, so if you get lost or need to find a very specific place during the flight, just open Bing Maps and look around to spot the same scenery as around your plane. I located e.g. Nubian pyramids that way.
- jbob2000 6y agoMicrosoft will buy Facebook within the decade, calling it now. Oculus is a great addition to xbox, and they have the technical stewardship to maintain the social network's hegemony. Then, they can work it in to Office 365 and offer an enterprise social network (badly needed).