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July 28, 2005 12:44 PM PDT

Quote of the day: Microsoft to 'win on the Web'

In a story about Microsoft's efforts to grow future sales, CEO Steve Ballmer said the Web will be the No. 1 place to advertise, with only a handful of major places to advertise on the Internet--and his company will be one of them.

"We have won on the desktop," he said. "Now we really are going to win on the Web."

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The nerve
by July 28, 2005 1:38 PM PDT
I looked up the definition of Jackass and there was a picture of
Steve Ballmer.
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The nerve
by July 28, 2005 1:38 PM PDT
I looked up the definition of Jackass and there was a picture of
Steve Ballmer.
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That's a strong claim....
by Earl Benser July 28, 2005 1:46 PM PDT
... from the company that never saw the Internet coming- and,
except for questionable marketing techniques, would now have the
Internet tread marks across the inert corporate body.
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Half true
by Andrew J Glina July 28, 2005 7:53 PM PDT
Microsoft (in particuar Bill) thought that the internet was doomed to just be for universities and hobby sites and thought that it had no future for commercial interest. Instead he and others (like AOL) thought the future was private networks due to increased accountability, standards and control. But he was wrong and the internet has become popular dispite its problems. He was persuaded to give it another look and he changed his mind. But it is not like he thought that world wide networking was not important, and that point is frequently glossed over.
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That's a strong claim....
by Earl Benser July 28, 2005 1:46 PM PDT
... from the company that never saw the Internet coming- and,
except for questionable marketing techniques, would now have the
Internet tread marks across the inert corporate body.
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Half true
by Andrew J Glina July 28, 2005 7:53 PM PDT
Microsoft (in particuar Bill) thought that the internet was doomed to just be for universities and hobby sites and thought that it had no future for commercial interest. Instead he and others (like AOL) thought the future was private networks due to increased accountability, standards and control. But he was wrong and the internet has become popular dispite its problems. He was persuaded to give it another look and he changed his mind. But it is not like he thought that world wide networking was not important, and that point is frequently glossed over.
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First Lets Focus on Growing Some Hair and
by July 28, 2005 2:49 PM PDT
Stopping the prefuse sweating issue.. Oh and maybe knock off the
squealing like a little school girl.. That would be good also
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First Lets Focus on Growing Some Hair and
by July 28, 2005 2:49 PM PDT
Stopping the prefuse sweating issue.. Oh and maybe knock off the
squealing like a little school girl.. That would be good also
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We're not afraid!
by July 28, 2005 2:58 PM PDT
Who cares what the arrogant stooges that run Microsoft have to say?
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We're not afraid!
by July 28, 2005 2:58 PM PDT
Who cares what the arrogant stooges that run Microsoft have to say?
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If Microsoft wins on the Web...
by pythonhacker July 28, 2005 3:01 PM PDT
If this happens, then the future of web technology is bleak. Microsoft will put an end to all innovation and will probably push crappy solutions and products in place of refreshing and open solutions.

I hope to God that this does not happen, however after seeing Virtual Earth and the media hype
on it, I am a bit worried that the MS practice of pushing unfinished and untested crap on customers
might make a mark on the Web too.

Here is a prayer for the Googles of the future.
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If Microsoft wins on the Web...
by pythonhacker July 28, 2005 3:01 PM PDT
If this happens, then the future of web technology is bleak. Microsoft will put an end to all innovation and will probably push crappy solutions and products in place of refreshing and open solutions.

I hope to God that this does not happen, however after seeing Virtual Earth and the media hype
on it, I am a bit worried that the MS practice of pushing unfinished and untested crap on customers
might make a mark on the Web too.

Here is a prayer for the Googles of the future.
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It's Over?
by July 28, 2005 3:34 PM PDT
Someone should tell Mr. Baldmer that the desktop race isn't over
yet. With Linux available and Mac OS X now publicly switching to
Intel, Microsoft is in a most vulnerable postion (market-wise, that
is; its products have always been vulnerable security-wise upon
installation). So go right ahead and go after the web oh great over-
cashstuffed purveyor of bloatware - the desktop will disappear
behind you. And by the time you turn back around to continue your
pursuit of the web, you'll find that it has vanished too.
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Why?
by Andrew J Glina July 28, 2005 7:58 PM PDT
Why should people switch to Apple just because they are switching to x86? I am still not sure that you will be able to run any non-Apple OS on the new machines. (The developers versions do not count. Especially as Apple is not selling them.)
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It's Over?
by July 28, 2005 3:34 PM PDT
Someone should tell Mr. Baldmer that the desktop race isn't over
yet. With Linux available and Mac OS X now publicly switching to
Intel, Microsoft is in a most vulnerable postion (market-wise, that
is; its products have always been vulnerable security-wise upon
installation). So go right ahead and go after the web oh great over-
cashstuffed purveyor of bloatware - the desktop will disappear
behind you. And by the time you turn back around to continue your
pursuit of the web, you'll find that it has vanished too.
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Why?
by Andrew J Glina July 28, 2005 7:58 PM PDT
Why should people switch to Apple just because they are switching to x86? I am still not sure that you will be able to run any non-Apple OS on the new machines. (The developers versions do not count. Especially as Apple is not selling them.)
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Wonder if Steve ever read Ozymandias?
by July 29, 2005 7:31 AM PDT
If he's expecting people on the web to "tremble" at the sight of
what MS has wrought he has failed to learn the lessons that
history--and, in this case, poetry--have to teach.
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Wonder if Steve ever read Ozymandias?
by July 29, 2005 7:31 AM PDT
If he's expecting people on the web to "tremble" at the sight of
what MS has wrought he has failed to learn the lessons that
history--and, in this case, poetry--have to teach.
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