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by EdSharkey 3817 days ago
Windows 7 is the last version of Windows I'll run, Microsoft!

The moment Ballmer switched from "Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers!" to "Advertisers, Advertisers, Advertisers, Advertisers!", I knew it was time to start migrating myself to Linux and Mac.
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mhuffman 3817 days ago
When I saw that Microsoft started putting ads in the start menu, I began to seriously wonder if there isn't some sort of "Trading Places" type bet going on over there to see who can run the OS into the ground first!

The messed up thing, is that they are getting such good press on their open-source initiatives and research projects, but really seem to be screwing themselves on the OS.

Then again, maybe they know something I don't know, and we will see some resurgence of Windows somehow.

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scrollaway 3817 days ago
MS was never about "Developers developers developers". They're more about that today than they have ever been before, in fact.

What ballmer actually meant in his demented rage was "Developer lock in, Developer lock in, Developer lock in!". Linux is a million times friendlier to developers.

The new MS is getting there, but the new MS also has its glaring flaws, like the ones being discussed here.

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