Comments on: From the Ashes of Microsoft http://baron.vc/from-the-ashes-of-microsoft/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:41:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: baron http://baron.vc/from-the-ashes-of-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-15325 baron Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:51:26 +0000 http://baron.vc/from-the-ashes-of-microsoft/#comment-15325 It's certainly true that Microsoft and all the other giants had their place and made their contribution. Which is why I listed a bunch of companies. I think Bell Labs, IBM, Xerox, Microsoft, then Google seems like a nice progression that brought us all computers. I wonder what's next in the line. Facebook? hmm... You never know about flipping burgers either. ;) It’s certainly true that Microsoft and all the other giants had their place and made their contribution. Which is why I listed a bunch of companies. I think Bell Labs, IBM, Xerox, Microsoft, then Google seems like a nice progression that brought us all computers. I wonder what’s next in the line. Facebook? hmm…

You never know about flipping burgers either. ;)

]]> By: HMTKSteve http://baron.vc/from-the-ashes-of-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-15296 HMTKSteve Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:42:26 +0000 http://baron.vc/from-the-ashes-of-microsoft/#comment-15296 Even Idi Amen did some good, right? Companies do their best when they are "hungry" not when they are fat, complacent and trying to keep the hungry kids off their lawn. Even Idi Amen did some good, right?

Companies do their best when they are “hungry” not when they are fat, complacent and trying to keep the hungry kids off their lawn.

]]> By: Charbarred http://baron.vc/from-the-ashes-of-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-15292 Charbarred Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:32:12 +0000 http://baron.vc/from-the-ashes-of-microsoft/#comment-15292 Truth is, without Microsoft most of us would be flipping burgers right now. Sure, not everyone is an MS developer, but if it weren't for their ability to make every idiot know how to use a PC, there wouldn't be such a huge "Internet Revolution". How many of your friends were using BBS's at the time? How many of those BBS users didn't sport a cool pair of spectacles and the occassional mega-wedgie to boot? I'm not defending Microsoft or Google, but some time you need those powerhouses to shake things up and move things along. Truth is, without Microsoft most of us would be flipping burgers right now. Sure, not everyone is an MS developer, but if it weren’t for their ability to make every idiot know how to use a PC, there wouldn’t be such a huge “Internet Revolution”.
How many of your friends were using BBS’s at the time? How many of those BBS users didn’t sport a cool pair of spectacles and the occassional mega-wedgie to boot?
I’m not defending Microsoft or Google, but some time you need those powerhouses to shake things up and move things along.

]]> By: baron http://baron.vc/from-the-ashes-of-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-15287 baron Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:35:59 +0000 http://baron.vc/from-the-ashes-of-microsoft/#comment-15287 True. True.

]]> By: HMTKSteve http://baron.vc/from-the-ashes-of-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-15279 HMTKSteve Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:32:19 +0000 http://baron.vc/from-the-ashes-of-microsoft/#comment-15279 The companies on top always become complacent. The companies on top always become complacent.

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