tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post4932153873649760674..comments2024-03-18T12:52:48.117-07:00Comments on Mini-Microsoft: Microsoft FY08Q3 ResultsWho da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-22470082291471579302008-05-03T19:54:00.000-07:002008-05-03T19:54:00.000-07:00>It is well know that Hotmail blocks legitimate e-...>It is well know that Hotmail blocks legitimate e-mails. You literally can not trust it to show you emails that are sent to you--which is really the whole point of an email service.<BR/><BR/>OP here. Thank you thank you.<BR/>Yes, I was speaking about my Yahoo mail service in Microsoft hands but I don't trust MS to get anything right when it comes to privacy, security or reliability. That is not an ABM bash but just personal experience. I write here in hopes Microsoft will begin to implement a VOTC policy toward product development and start fixing stuff that does not work. VOTC means voice of the customer and is based on a philosophy of infinite loop feedback of a problem solving process, kind of a built in mechanism that pushes perfection in product design and development, similar to TQM or QFD.<BR/><BR/>Of course, then again, what would Microsoft management know about quality and excellence. Your company has so many great people it is astonishing so much is lost. What a waste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-33166834816093061512008-05-03T19:03:00.000-07:002008-05-03T19:03:00.000-07:00>>How would blogging on an ABM forum change Micros...>>How would blogging on an ABM forum change Microsoft?<BR/><BR/>It wouldn't. This forum is read by your management.<<<BR/><BR/>Umm, yeah, because there's proof that everybody posting on this forum is really a softie or even if they are, that they are superstar developers with no other voice.<BR/><BR/>Dude it's the internet. <BR/><BR/>I've written alot of comments here where people have assumed I work for MS and yet that couldn't be further from the truth, literally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-15415361336451332962008-05-03T19:00:00.000-07:002008-05-03T19:00:00.000-07:00We've seen this production before (Larry Ellison s...We've seen this production before (Larry Ellison special). This is end of Act I. Act III begins with M$FT coming back to the table in a few quarters.<BR/><BR/>Act II is about the bet that the YHOO board is making on Jerry--to see if he can demonstrate whether there's a lot of unlocked value in Y! It won't be made easier b/c there will likely be more lawsuits filed, etc. It sure feels like someone with a lot more creativity (and recall) can spin a yarn on this using the plotlines of Macbeth?<BR/><BR/>What's for certain is that M$FT still needs Y! to have a chance at being a relevant player in the online world for the long-run.<BR/><BR/>Sit tight for the wild ride--especially if you're a Y! shareholder!<BR/><BR/>- agent mulder livesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-13245919547133796102008-05-03T18:55:00.000-07:002008-05-03T18:55:00.000-07:00>>--it wasn't baseless Microsoft bashing but a ver...>>--it wasn't baseless Microsoft bashing but a very specific trust issue with Hotmail.<<<BR/><BR/>I think we can all agree that hotmail sucks, but he wasn't talking about hotmail. He said if the merger happens he'll quit using yahoo mail.<BR/><BR/>I read that as simply trolling and is contributing nothing but noise to the discussion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-45662811263054594902008-05-03T18:35:00.000-07:002008-05-03T18:35:00.000-07:00Uh, I think the previous posters point was that yo...<I>Uh, I think the previous posters point was that you'd be far more comfortable participating in one of the many anti-microsoft forums on the web. I can give you some links if you'd like.</I><BR/><BR/>The OP's point seems very valid to me--it wasn't baseless Microsoft bashing but a very specific trust issue with Hotmail.<BR/><BR/>It is well know that Hotmail blocks legitimate e-mails. You literally can not trust it to show you emails that are sent to you--which is really the whole point of an email service.<BR/><BR/>It is also well known that Hotmail suffers from data loss issues, seemingly more than other web email providers. I recall a few cases of large-scale Hotmail data loss over the past decade but I can't remember anything similar happening to Yahoo or Gmail. Basically you can not trust it with your data.<BR/><BR/>Even Microsoft supporters should realize that Hotmail is a terrible service that only harms Microsoft's reputation and it should be canceled and replaced with something else entirely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-81447591383046281212008-05-03T18:04:00.000-07:002008-05-03T18:04:00.000-07:00Erata: and not being unable to shake a brand deval...Erata: and not being unable to shake a brand devaluation<BR/><BR/>should read: and being unable to shake a brand devaluation . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-48921073119342302652008-05-03T17:53:00.000-07:002008-05-03T17:53:00.000-07:00Just helping you out bro :)How would blogging on a...Just helping you out bro :)<BR/><BR/>How would blogging on an ABM forum change Microsoft?<BR/><BR/>It wouldn't. This forum is read by your management. There is really no other way to try to convince your board to remove all the top managers and re-focus the company where is should be focused, unless of course I had enough money to buy out Balmer, which I don't. <BR/><BR/>What, are you freaking oblivious to your current state of affairs? After failing to buy Yahoo, being sued multiple times for monopoly behavior and losing, and not being unable to shake a brand devaluation that has been going on for at least ten years now. What are you stupid or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-23095016941895232402008-05-03T17:46:00.000-07:002008-05-03T17:46:00.000-07:00Punting the YHOO offer must have been tough for St...Punting the YHOO offer must have been tough for Steve to do. He is pretty used to getting his way, except when it comes to the EU.<BR/><BR/>Here's to hoping that he will learn something from this. The vastly overwhelming majority of MS employees were against this. I hope he will get in better touch with reality next time so we don't get another shocker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-59795188467274595882008-05-03T17:43:00.000-07:002008-05-03T17:43:00.000-07:00Woo-hoo! MSFT walks away from the Yahoo takeover....Woo-hoo! MSFT walks away from the Yahoo takeover.<BR/><BR/>THANK YOU to the Yahoo board who insisted on more money than even Balmer wold offer. Thank god. I feel a bump in the stock price coming monday...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-9728662232781117502008-05-03T17:41:00.000-07:002008-05-03T17:41:00.000-07:00>>No, I just hang out here. Not into blogging much...>>No, I just hang out here. Not into blogging much. But here I am until Microsoft learns how to treat it's customers<<<BR/><BR/>Uh, I think the previous posters point was that you'd be far more comfortable participating in one of the many anti-microsoft forums on the web. I can give you some links if you'd like.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you'll agree that your post added nothing of substance to this particular discussion, but it's the kind of post that will find an attentive audience on ABM forums.<BR/><BR/>Just helping you out bro :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-54875675358061566932008-05-03T17:19:00.000-07:002008-05-03T17:19:00.000-07:00>Which is why you troll MSFT web sites adding your...>Which is why you troll MSFT web sites adding your negative feedback instead of just moving on like most normal people would. Suspect you're probably one of the same folks who bash on Yhoo, MS Watch and any other forum where you think it makes a difference. Get a life.<BR/><BR/>No, I just hang out here. Not into blogging much. But here I am until Microsoft learns how to treat it's customers. So far all I can see is a company that wouldn't know what a customer, (or an individual for that matter) was if it bit them in the ass.<BR/><BR/>But if others are saying the same thing on other forums, well maybe there is a reason that has nothing to do with agendas or people who have no lifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-4962812233255097422008-05-03T17:14:00.000-07:002008-05-03T17:14:00.000-07:00Yahoo!Yahoo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-77966262944707755962008-05-03T16:57:00.000-07:002008-05-03T16:57:00.000-07:00Just out - MSFT walking away from yahoo offer. rig...Just out - MSFT walking away from yahoo offer. <BR/><BR/><BR/>right on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-44897455907370128192008-05-03T16:01:00.000-07:002008-05-03T16:01:00.000-07:00>> Don't worry guys, the Yahoo! gym has towels.Not...>> Don't worry guys, the Yahoo! gym has towels.<BR/><BR/>Not for long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-15496471374109752022008-05-03T15:05:00.000-07:002008-05-03T15:05:00.000-07:00"For you softies who do not understand why, it has..."For you softies who do not understand why, it has to do with trust."<BR/><BR/>No, it has to do with agenda. Which is why you troll MSFT web sites adding your negative feedback instead of just moving on like most normal people would. Suspect you're probably one of the same folks who bash on Yhoo, MS Watch and any other forum where you think it makes a difference. Get a life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-82633862171634442612008-05-03T14:45:00.000-07:002008-05-03T14:45:00.000-07:00good time to be YAHOO employee.good time to be YAHOO employee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-16093841960179518312008-05-03T10:57:00.000-07:002008-05-03T10:57:00.000-07:00>>Close, but not quite. And no, not Zune. ;-)Hmm, ...>>Close, but not quite. And no, not Zune. ;-)<<<BR/><BR/>Hmm, it must be Media Center. I've heard nothing but rave reviews about the product.<BR/><BR/>Am I warm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-61941186769182077822008-05-03T10:51:00.000-07:002008-05-03T10:51:00.000-07:00>It worries me that yahoo mail will get hotmail'd ...>It worries me that yahoo mail will get hotmail'd if this deal goes through.<BR/><BR/>I have already decided to move my email account from Yahoo to something else, probably Google. Probably next week, and the only reason is that there is no way in hell I will be a Microsoft customer when it comes to my email--ever.<BR/><BR/>For you softies who do not understand why, it has to do with trust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-71567077238046605102008-05-03T09:28:00.000-07:002008-05-03T09:28:00.000-07:00It worries me that yahoo mail will get hotmail'd i...It worries me that yahoo mail will get hotmail'd if this deal goes through. I hope Ballmer fires the whole MSN and hotmail bunch before they get a chance to venture anywhere near any of yahoo properties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-79170491654846943142008-05-03T09:24:00.000-07:002008-05-03T09:24:00.000-07:00Ranma on Thursday, others agree with you:http://pa...Ranma on Thursday, others agree with you:<BR/><BR/>http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2008/05/02/quote_of_the_da_3.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-54856950970590998652008-05-03T09:09:00.000-07:002008-05-03T09:09:00.000-07:00Don't worry guys, the Yahoo! gym has towels.Don't worry guys, the Yahoo! gym has towels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-31723965298676386362008-05-02T18:32:00.000-07:002008-05-02T18:32:00.000-07:00By using up a lot of cash, and taking on some debt...<I>By using up a lot of cash, and taking on some debt, I expect Microsoft to finally start thinking about costs. Hire 10,000 more people? Better think about the cost! Implement more process-for-process' sake? Think of the cost! Flush billions chasing Sony/Nintendo? The cost!</I><BR/><BR/>If that turns out to be the case, Damn, there go our towels again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-56751398095830917112008-05-02T16:48:00.000-07:002008-05-02T16:48:00.000-07:00The New York Times is reporting that Microsoft is ...The New York Times is reporting that Microsoft is upping the ante in its bid for Yahoo! As an ex-softie and a current small-time software developer, I welcome this development. I actually think it will be great for Microsoft, but for a reason that I haven't seen mentioned much if at all.<BR/><BR/>By using up a lot of cash, and taking on some debt, I expect Microsoft to finally start thinking about costs. Hire 10,000 more people? Better think about the cost! Implement more process-for-process' sake? Think of the cost! Flush billions chasing Sony/Nintendo? The cost!<BR/><BR/>Worrying about how much a decision will cost is one step (though a big one). Thinking about what customers might want, and trying to build that, so that new products might sell and be profitable would be another step. (Few people actually want Vista; it just comes on new machines. And <B>nobody</B> wanted DRM, and having been Screwed For Sure, people may be a bit more selective in music vendors.)<BR/><BR/>What I'm hoping for is that Microsoft gets just a bit bloodied and battered. There are still <B>lots</B> of smart people at Microsoft. A chastened and humbled management, preferably without Balmer and his top advisors; a management that listens to customers, and figures out, and delivers, what they want -- now that would be a good thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-47355924730885196342008-05-02T15:01:00.000-07:002008-05-02T15:01:00.000-07:00So from an outsiders perspective, it just seems th...So from an outsiders perspective, it just seems that Microsoft has become IBM of the 80's. I know that it has been said time and again, but I think that the answer is as Scoble recently blogged, MSFT has to be more agile and invest in smaller companies that maintain their own identity. Forget Yahoo, focus on innovating. But hey, what do I know, I'm not in there in the trenches daily like most of you...I feel for ya. :-)Cheater's Dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160501368708662796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-83240065950838593332008-05-02T11:07:00.000-07:002008-05-02T11:07:00.000-07:00>Close, but not quite. And no, not Zune. ;-)Do you...>Close, but not quite. And no, not Zune. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Do you mean the new one with the big round dial and the two little Mickey Mouse ear buttons above that, the one that J gave to BG to save the company based on letting industrial design at Microsoft do their best? I am shocked. :-|Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com