Comments on: Microsoft fails in blocking Ballmer’s testimony in “Vista Capable” lawsuit

By: maxPayne79

maxPayne79 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:16:47 +0000

Nice picture of buddy. “oh look, here comes the ice cream truck. yeeeey.” lol

By: CDMAUser

CDMAUser — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:10:05 +0000

Windows ME Second Edition

I look forward to Seven. Hopefully they’ll start sending out Beta invited soon. Already received the Azure invite and a service code so hopefully that’s a good sign.

By: RVB

RVB — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:05:46 +0000

Guys.. really obvious Photoshop work on the photograph But an interesting article!

By: DANGERFIELD NEWBY

DANGERFIELD NEWBY — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:17:28 +0000

Vista was a dog from day one. Microsoft tried to force it down our throats knowing it was a piece of crap. MS needs to just keep supporting XP until ready to release the real upgrade.

By: keymaker

keymaker — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:54:02 +0000

Now why the heck would they stick a (Vista Ready ) sticker if they knew all along it wasn’t, Only the geniuses at microsoft would thought of that, same freggin thing with the Xbox 360 and they are so bright that they’re still shipping units that they know that are ether broken or gonna fail within a few months, sometimes weeks, boy they sure have some loyal fanboys

By: CDMAUser

CDMAUser — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:29:33 +0000

I’m still upset that Intel and Microsoft screwed everyone with the 915 chipset and did not pursue the drivers needed for Aero. The card met every specification for this functionality and it turned into a big finger pointing game. I said screw it, dropped my XPS M140 for a XPS M1210 after complaining for two months. I hope the both get slapped with a nice lawsuit. When Vista droped the 915 chipset was still being sold mainstream and the fact that Aero actually worked in builds prior to RTM really upset me. I find it really funny that Beryl/Compiz could do even more visual effects than Aero and didn’t need any new hardware. Punks….

By: Jimmy Top

Jimmy Top — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:13:34 +0000

Only idiots spent money to upgrade their hardware just to run Vista. The rest of us stayed with XP. No hardware upgrades necessary.

By: Malfoy

Malfoy — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:58:47 +0000

Fail to evolve like Apple I can understand. Evolve like google? Google holds whats essentially a monopoly(when ur every purchase has to be taken a look at by every countries trade commission, you’re pretty much a monopoly) on search and paid ads. Most of their products in one way or the other directly makes use of their core product to function and of those products how many have made it big? Gmail and google maps. You can’t count youtube cause they bought them after their video service was weak. Gcheckout (which funny enough doesn’t make use of their core competencies) has failed to give paypal the run they were hoping for.

Google’s business works because they placed themselves as gatekeepers in a time that everyone/everything is trying to find everyone/everything else. This model will continue to work for a very long time until the day comes that eveyone knows where everything else is in which case Google might become irrelevant.

Disclaimer: I love google’s search. The rest of their products have yet to woo me.

By: gquaglia

gquaglia — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:32:51 +0000

MS personified true tech power

You’re not serious? M$ dominated the market with dirty tricks and monopolistic business practices. Their products were neither superior or innovative, they just forced everyone to use them.

By: Da Ereeser

Da Ereeser — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:44:20 +0000

April 1 to June 1 is 2 months isn’t it?

By: MiniMe

MiniMe — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:40:38 +0000

MS always amazed me in many ways. Unlike IBM, its not a innovation-adverse monopoly that’s alive purely because of the history (and piles of patents that cover nothing much but common sense and knowledge). It’s not one-trick pony like Google, that never managed to diversified away from its original and only successful product. MS personified true tech power that many feared is going to take over the world.

They did so in personal PC OS, productivity and other markets. They did so in business OS, servers and other areas. They are the biggest, the best and the most productive in every software they develop. However, they quite miserably failed in net strategy. Given the 100s of millions thrown away in the web area, they simply don’t have a single thinking person at the helm who can organize the business. 10 guys with a million can achieve better results than MS Live with 100Ms in backing. Same goes for consumer area. Zune (and the whole idea of it) is a joke. WM? It killed Palm and it could have been The OS, just like MS on PCs. They let it age, sit idle while competition outran them. Web? IE is the same thing.

I think that Bill’s strength was in forecasting software needs. He did it perfectly, and MS prospered. Steve might be a shrewd fellow, but he looks insane on every picture. Also, I haven’t seen anything decent that Steve came up with regards to the MS future. Under his command Vista (a great OS, BTW, the most advanced OS on the market) was plagued by delays, received continuous bad rap and less than desired acceptance despite its superior features.

My two cents? Fire Steve, fire MS Live (and whole internet strategy) senior management, fire consumer branch senior management (WM, Zune guys). None of them added a cent to MS value in recent memory. They all took good ideas and spent billions on losing market share. Spin those divisions as independent startup companies with MS financing. And MS will be a better and stronger company.

By: elcubanito

elcubanito — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:54:43 +0000

abajo con windows

By: elcubanito

elcubanito — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:52:28 +0000

linux is free and getting better

By: elcubanito

elcubanito — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:50:21 +0000

is time for linux

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:49:52 +0000

Not to worry according to the “Mayor of the BGR” Mr. Like-To-Spin, says CEOs never lie! HAHAHA

You may know him as “Likeabite” the guy who attacks anyone on BGR that disagrees with him. He hates all that is Apple, loves all that is Zune, BB, Windows Mobile, and VZW! Oh, don’t dare mention WiFi and VZW in the same sentence.

He says CEOs never lie and no one should ever listen to a blogger, journalist, or truth teller over a CEO. Users lie, engineers lie, techies lie, but NEVER CEOs. If you believe Like-To-Spin, we can be sure that Mr. Ballmer had absolutely no idea that the Vista sticker program was a sham. It was his staff maybe, and they just NEVER told him! HAHAHA

By: b.N

b.N — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:45:56 +0000

agreed gquaglia.

nothing more to add to your post.

By: gquaglia

gquaglia — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:27:27 +0000

Microsoft has failed to evolve like Google and Apple. Newer thinking companies will be the doom of MS.

Well said. If fact the only thing keeping M$ afloat is their market lock in from years of monopolistic practices. Absent that, M$ would dry up and blow away like some many other companies that sat on their hands while others innovated.

By: gquaglia

gquaglia — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:24:27 +0000

M$ deceitful?? No way!

/sarcasm

M$ has made their millions off deceit, treachery and underhandedness. Why would this surprise anyone.

By: PedroTheGoat

PedroTheGoat — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:21:31 +0000

Neato. I wonder if there ever will be an end to Microsoft. I’m not a big MS hater, but it is kinda nice to see them slipping slightly over the past few years after decades of market supremecy.

Microsoft has failed to evolve like Google and Apple. Newer thinking companies will be the doom of MS.