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Windows is the first thing that gets deleted on a new PC. An acquaintance of mine works for Microsoft. Every time I meet him, he always tells me how much money

by sshine 2y ago

Windows is the first thing that gets deleted on a new PC. An acquaintance of mine works for Microsoft. Every time I meet him, he always tells me how much money hey makes. I'm sure it's double of what I earn when I have a good year. A big part of me wants to earn that money, too. But an unwavering part of me knows, I could never work for Microsoft. At this point it is not just bitterness from their anti-Linux, anti-FOSS FUD days: http://web.archive.org/web/20010201090600/http://www.dot-lies.com/ http://web.archive.org/web/20010201090600/http://www.dot-lie... It is knowing that I don't align with their philosophies, at all. I can feel it every time I try to use one of their broken, unloved UIs.

userbinator 2y ago
A big part of me wants to earn that money, too. But an unwavering part of me knows, I could never work for Microsoft. Big Tech and big money is not just Microsoft --- there's Apple and Google too, but if you don't want to work for MS, then the latter two might be "same but different".
JFingleton 2y ago
The thing is, Microsoft does make good software: Excel, Visual Studio, VSCode, Xbox. I don't believe the problem is the engineers, the leadership of Windows fails to understand what the OS is meant for: getting out of the way so you can access the apps.
- sshine 2y ago
  C# is god software, too. Yeah, Microsoft is a big place. I heard the Acquired podcast episode on Microsoft, and I can’t pretend that their business strategies failed; they didn’t, and arguably it is the most successful company in history. I have a lot of respect for the business side. And the things that rub me the wrong way are part of their success, e.g. embedding WWW into the OS early on. The main reason I can’t work for them is their Vogon aesthetics. They’re like a square pair of shoes: not meant for you.
- hilbert42 2y ago
  "OS is meant for: getting out of the way so you can access the apps." When I first got into computers an operating system was primarily known as a file-loader — a way or mechanism to load one's apps. Take CP/M as an example.
physicles 2y ago
Always telling you how much money he makes? He sounds like a bundle of fun.
- sshine 2y ago
  It’s without exception. I’m sure it’s just because he likes money, and because we have very little in common.

by sshine 2y ago

userbinator 2y ago

A big part of me wants to earn that money, too. But an unwavering part of me knows, I could never work for Microsoft. Big Tech and big money is not just Microsoft --- there's Apple and Google too, but if you don't want to work for MS, then the latter two might be "same but different".

JFingleton 2y ago

The thing is, Microsoft does make good software: Excel, Visual Studio, VSCode, Xbox. I don't believe the problem is the engineers, the leadership of Windows fails to understand what the OS is meant for: getting out of the way so you can access the apps.

sshine 2y ago
C# is god software, too. Yeah, Microsoft is a big place. I heard the Acquired podcast episode on Microsoft, and I can’t pretend that their business strategies failed; they didn’t, and arguably it is the most successful company in history. I have a lot of respect for the business side. And the things that rub me the wrong way are part of their success, e.g. embedding WWW into the OS early on. The main reason I can’t work for them is their Vogon aesthetics. They’re like a square pair of shoes: not meant for you.
hilbert42 2y ago
"OS is meant for: getting out of the way so you can access the apps." When I first got into computers an operating system was primarily known as a file-loader — a way or mechanism to load one's apps. Take CP/M as an example.

physicles 2y ago

Always telling you how much money he makes? He sounds like a bundle of fun.

sshine 2y ago
It’s without exception. I’m sure it’s just because he likes money, and because we have very little in common.