Hello friends A few days ago I suddenly realized Microsoft was dead. I was talking to a young startup founder about how Google was different from Yahoo. I said that Yahoo had been warped from the start by their fear of Microsoft. That was why they'd positioned themselves as a "media company" instead of a technology company. Then I looked at his face and realized he didn't understand. It was as if I'd told him how much girls liked Barry Manilow in the mid 80s. Barry who? Microsoft? He didn't say anything, but I could tell he didn't quite believe anyone would be frightened of them. Microsoft cast a shadow over the software world for almost 20 years starting in the late 80s. I can remember when it was IBM before them. I mostly ignored this shadow. I never used Microsoft software, so it only affected me indirectly—for example, in the spam I got from botnets. And because I wasn't paying attention, I didn't notice when the shadow disappeared. Thanks for all friends
Hi guys We’re pretty big fans of Microsoft’s new Silverlight platform. And just about everyone will agree that Tafiti, a new Microsoft search site built on Silverlight, is pretty darn easy on the eyes. They even got the Jackson Fish Market team (they are creating new visually stunning products) to help out on the project. But will many people use it? It still uses Microsoft search, which in my opinion is not as relevant as Google or Yahoo. And the site, while pretty, runs very slow. I think people want fast results served on a clean white page with as little clutter as possible (example). Bells, whistles and pretty graphics are fine, but functionality rules. That being said, Microsoft isn’t out there claiming that this is their new search paradigm. It’s an experiment to show the power of Silverlight, and at that it succeeds. Thanks for all friends
I am not even sure if its possible to not use any of the Microsoft products and still use a computer and internet. Anyway, I use many Microsoft products and have absolutely no problems with them. The ineffectiveness of Microsoft is over-hyped and overdone by other fan-boys.
I agree with Deaongrab--Microsoft software is pretty much everywhere especially Word and Excel, so it's pretty impossible to disregard all Microsoft products. I use a Mac and have the Office for Mac editions installed on my computer--they really are great products that are very necessary.
Yes I use Microsoft, for OS and some software. I prefer Microsoft OS over Mac OS, because Mac OS has very limited selection of software that you can use. Linux is also a good OS, but it's not user friendly.
