I thought folks might want to know about two upcoming readings from "Breaking Windows" that I'm doing in the Bay Area. This Sunday, Sept. 16 at 7:30, I'll be...
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dave@...
Sep 7, 2001 6:17 pm
Story URL: http://davenet.userland.com/2001/09/07/quidProMicrosoft.
This story was forwarded to you by Manila's Mail-This-Story feature by a person who...
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adam@...
Aug 30, 2001 8:35 pm
... it "up and to the right". One of MS's core beliefs definitely seems to be "more features are better". But can anyone doubt that MS is far overshooting...
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jimbokun@...
Aug 30, 2001 5:21 pm
Feature count might be another aspect of MS's value network pulling it "up and to the right". One of MS's core beliefs definitely seems to be "more features...
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Kelly White
mckhendry@...
Aug 30, 2001 4:54 pm
Adam, While I agree with your last statement about most people "presently" not worrying about licenses and such, I think that it is starting to change and in...
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adam@...
Aug 30, 2001 4:20 pm
... countries adopting Linux, for both political and economic reasons. ... attached makes a lot of sense, especially in developing countries. MS wants everyone...
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Robert Wittig
rwittig@...
Aug 30, 2001 9:22 am
... can't afford new PCs or MS software, might be one market in which Linux can be disruptive.<<< Lin/Unix appears to be making inroads into much more...
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jimbokun@...
Aug 30, 2001 2:59 am
Some recent articles talk about foreign governments and third world countries adopting Linux, for both political and economic reasons. Using a product that...
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adam@...
Aug 29, 2001 6:16 am
... Are free, open network protocols? ... wrt MS, then MS needs something like MegaServer or they'll eventually be in trouble. Same with OpenSource and...
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jimbokun@...
Aug 28, 2001 10:48 pm
Forgot to mention, re: your review in Slashdot, when you say Bank changes his tone wrt Brad Silverberg towards the end, I felt he was just giving a balanced...
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jimbokun@...
Aug 28, 2001 10:39 pm
... Don't know the answer, so I'll cop out and answer your question with other questions :). Reading Bank's book inspired me to start reading the Innovator's...
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Fernando Cassia
fcassia@...
Aug 25, 2001 4:24 pm
MICROSOFT SUPPORTED EVEN BY DEAD PEOPLE http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article/0,,3_871631,00.html Apparently the dead are fed up with the government's...
How about some discussion on one of the main arguments of "Breaking Windows" -- that Gates blew it by not approving the Megaserver project back in 1997. People...
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Robert Wittig
rwittig@...
Aug 22, 2001 10:17 pm
... anymore. Thanks for the straight talk, and the suggestion (MSDN). Yeah, I was lucky, as I mentioned, in that I bought only the Learning Edition, which was...
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Talking Moose
talkingmoose@...
Aug 22, 2001 9:28 pm
... I'm just suprised anyone buys software off of the retail shelf anymore. All my developer friends get MSDN Universal, which costs about $3000 per year, but...
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Robert Wittig
rwittig@...
Aug 22, 2001 6:57 pm
Al, ... fact that ... informed of ... Well, now, maybe it is just 'so much BS'... and maybe it isn't. I personally believe that there is a strong element of...
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Al Billings
memoria@...
Aug 22, 2001 5:02 pm
... I'm sorry but this is so much BS. The market segment that pays $1,000 for a hunk of programming software is the PROFESSIONAL programming market. These ...
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Robert Wittig
rwittig@...
Aug 22, 2001 4:26 pm
... will still ... .net out of it. That's good to know, thanks. ... produce a ... years...). ... Choose whatever ... client base. Well, I'm going to be doing...
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Robert Wittig
rwittig@...
Aug 22, 2001 4:25 pm
... Hey, feel free! It was just about finished anyway, and it was a pretty polite pissing match, anyhow. ... and one week ... changed their ... $1000 in price....
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Gerhard Poul
gpoul@...
Aug 22, 2001 5:19 am
... Well... sort of. -> hint: MS Office Technology Guarantee is an example of such a thing. another hint: We are talking about software here. - not a car. If a...
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Gerhard Poul
gpoul@...
Aug 22, 2001 5:15 am
... This practice is continued in future versions. Your VB6 stuff will still run in Windows XP - But you won't be able to build anything .net out of it. ... ...
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Michael Jardeen
michael@...
Aug 22, 2001 12:27 am
I hate stepping into a pissing match but... Robert... Sorry but this is the reality of the big world. Buy hardware and one week later it cost hundreds less. I...
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Robert Wittig
rwittig@...
Aug 21, 2001 11:03 pm
... replacement ... wait for its ... At whatever point they determine that it is going to start making people feel that they have been ripped off, and start...
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Al Billings
memoria@...
Aug 21, 2001 9:58 pm
... You mean all businesses wouldn't sell a product until its replacement showed up? At what point do they quit selling a product and wait for its unreleased...
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Robert Wittig
rwittig@...
Aug 21, 2001 9:37 pm
... from a store ... business' work ... I bought it from Barnes and Noble. I would have to say that in this case, their behaviour is inappropriate. What you...
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Al Billings
memoria@...
Aug 21, 2001 7:38 pm
... Two things: 1) Did you buy this from Microsoft? If not, then you bought it from a store that got it from a distributor who had existing stock. ALL...
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Robert Wittig
rwittig@...
Aug 21, 2001 7:24 pm
Al, ... Heh. ... and VB.net ... that there is ... Well, this isn't the first list I have posted this question to, and I've already received opinions from some...
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Gerhard Poul
gpoul@...
Aug 21, 2001 6:41 pm
... Yes, there is an ""upgrade wizard"". - AFAIK it isn't working as smooth as it should and you have to make many changes by hand afterwards. IMHO this is...
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Al Billings
memoria@...
Aug 21, 2001 6:15 pm
*yawn* I think a little more knowledge about the changes between VB6 and VB.net might need to be in order here since it simply isn't the case that there is ...
