Star Why Microsoft and Intel Tried to Kill the XO Laptop
Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Sun 10th Aug 2008 16:38 UTC, submitted by Rahul
Talk, Rumors, X Versus Y "Microsoft, makers of most of the computer software in the world, tried to kill it with words, and Intel, maker of most computer chips, tried to kill it with dirty tricks. Of course, they don't admit to being attempted murderers. And when I introduce you to Intel's lovely spokesperson, Agnes Kwan, you'll realise how far their denials go. But the truth is the two mightiest high-tech companies in the world looked on Negroponte's philanthropic scheme and decided it had to die."
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google_ninja
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2006-02-05

I used to be one of the microsoft haters, and it was only after I started developing for the platform and going to conferences and whatnot that I came around. The worst thing I have to say about the company and the dev culture around it is this whole "All good things come from redmond" thing they have going on. While that can be irritating, it is far from evil.

I seriously doubt any of these people who do the "OMG BLACK HELICOPTERS!!" thing about microsoft have any real contact with the movers and shakers in the company.

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gustl Member since:
2006-01-19

I doubt those likeable guys inside Microsoft have any contact with the guys who do the politician-buying, standards-body stacking and company-killing.

But those guys are the ones who make the big decisions, the ones that make Microsoft so evil towards outsiders.

For them it's Microsoft-way or NO way. As if they had the RIGHT to get money for every computer sold.

I, for one am a victim of Microsoft's lock-in tactic. I would like to use something other than MS Office, but the company I work for cannot change because the whole industry is using MS Office file formats.
For me, Microsoft is a company which does about 100 times more evil, than it does good.

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tomcat Member since:
2006-01-06

For me, Microsoft is a company which does about 100 times more evil, than it does good.


Evil? Dude, if you think that a SOFTWARE company rises to the level of EVIL -- murder, rape, torture, etc -- you have your head up your own ass. Or someone else's.

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