The rise and fall of Microsoft's civilization: Caught on video

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When Microsoft starts making videos like these, even as a spoof (as CNET discovered), its best years are clearly behind it. I have no great love for Microsoft, but I'm blushing with embarrassment for the company. Even spoofs should be better than this.

Wow. Make it go away!

Matt Asay brings a decade of in-the-trenches open-source business and legal experience to The Open Road, with an emphasis on emerging open-source business strategies and opportunities. Matt is vice president of business development at Alfresco, a company that develops open-source software for content management. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure. You can follow Matt on Twitter @mjasay.

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by The_Decider April 16, 2008 9:56 PM PDT: At least you aren't carrying water for MS by trying to spin it into something that it is definitely not like Mr. Cooper is so desperately trying to do.; Like this Reply to this comment


by The_Flying_V April 17, 2008 7:43 AM PDT: The follow up single "Please just give us 6 more months to fix Vista before you migrate back to XP" is expected out any day now.; Like this Reply to this comment

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Matt Asay brings a decade of in-the-trenches open-source business and legal experience to the Open Road, with an emphasis on emerging open-source business strategies and opportunities. Matt is general manager of the Americas division and vice president of business development at Alfresco, a company that develops open-source software for content management. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

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