Sometime ago I conjectured that Microsoft made certain changes to IE8 to force web standards forward and drop backwards compatibility as default (a very un-Microsoft move) because of the need for the web to break out of the blinkered IE6 / Desktop-Browser view of content otherwise Microsoft would find itself unable to compete in the mobile space. It's been over a year since that article and in such a short period of time it has become ever clearer that Microsoft's mobile offerings, and their overall mobile platform strategy are failing against the dominant iPhone, the newcomer Android, and a re-invigorated Palm with WebOS.
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Member since:2005-07-07
Your Mom! now that we got name calling out of the way:
1. There is nothing the republicans are better at than obstructing, well maybe framing the debate, then winning that- which is how they are affective at obstructing when they are the (by no means small) minority party).
2. No they didn't. They held up empty paper at press releases, and showed nothing. Maybe I missed it? Link?
3. Link? That sounds like the public option they have worked so hard against.
4. Healthcare socialization would mean a great deal more than offering a "public option", including better regulation of the medical industry - as task left up to private insurance companies now. I'd take the government any day over that- but there's no one talking about that. I wish they would though. The UK system is better in almost every metric. Or did you skip ready just about any reasonable analysis comparing our system to almost anyone else's? You can tell, btw, if it isn't reasonable, if they don't have any reason in the text you are reading, and not just hyperbole. Your post included much hyperbole. Not much else - especially point #4.
Here's an example: Maybe republicans only want choice for those with money, and not for government employees. Maybe that's why they want to "force all government employees ..." - nm, I'm sure they didn't offer that bill. Limiting choice that way would be too hypocritical for them, unless their all socialists. I'm confused. Do they want freedom or not?
http://mediamattersaction.org/factcheck/200906090005
Please do some research from more sources than just Fox News.
I actually agree with your MS points mostly. :-)
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2006-01-06
This is really idiotic.
#1 - republicans hold a small minority to the point they can't obsstruct anything
#2 - republican introduced three bills of their own for full health care reform and all of them never saw the light of day (see point #1).
#3 - republicans also introduced 2 bills - one forcing all government employees into sharing this plan, the other allowing all citizens to buy into the government employees' health care plan. Both were shot down (see point #1).
#4 - current health care socialization is a turd and those pushing it don't want to "own it".
Now that's cleared up (and has nothing to do with this subject).
It is truly in Microsoft's interest for everthing to "stand still" if possible. As long as nothing changes, inertia is in their favor.
Mobile is much more competitive and you have to be able to move fast and produce a good product to win. Lumbering Microsoft isn't exactly built to excel in that type of environment. Their only edge is (effectively) unlimited funding and manpower.
Edited 2009-09-17 03:49 UTC