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> Lastly, Why is it so frowned upon to not like a company in a non-violent way and voice one's opinion? Nono it's fine I guess - it's just that a companys cult
by aliswe 4y ago
> Lastly, Why is it so frowned upon to not like a company in a non-violent way and voice one's opinion?
Nono it's fine I guess - it's just that a companys culture forms from top down. Granted, if Nadella is just Ballmer in Nadella clohing, then this doesnt hold up, but that would also validate the argument that Ballmer was just a Gates in Ballmer clothing.
The board chooses the CEO, the CEO is the top authority in the company. He sets the tone. There is no "Windows team" anymore, were going full in on Azure and Linux. Its simply a different time.
- bayindirh 4y agoI think you're not mistaken with your view. I see Gates as the reference point and the pioneer: Halloween documents and all that. Strangle market. Ballmer: Double down on Windows, developers, EEE, tell them as overtly as possible. Strangle people, developers and software. Nadella: Be soft, be friendly, pin down developer ecosystem, take away what makes Linux magical and embed into Windows ecosystem, make Linux irrelevant so it's not a threat anymore. They're trying to do the same things in a different manner. Microsoft is Microsoft. They make great hardware. I pay for Office license, and buy upgrades for family computers, yet I won't lend them my sins for a second. I'm not one of these guys who hates Microsoft, because it's cool. I was using their keyboards and mice for a long time, and actively recommended them (still do, actually), but when it comes to playing nice with open source, haha, that's not existent. Let's not kid ourselves.