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Working at Microsoft, the Inside Scoop 437

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday April 19, 2006 @01:46PM from the belly-of-the-beast dept.

bariswheel writes "Responding to the public interest, a long-time Apple and UNIX user/programmer, and a JPL/Caltech veteran, writes an insightful, articulate essay on the good, the bad, and the in-between experiences of working at Microsoft; concentrating on focus, unreality, company leadership, managers, source code, benefits and compensation, free soft drinks, work/life balance, Microsoft's not evil, and influence."

Dvorak Avocates Open Sourcing OS X 571

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday April 18, 2006 @01:45PM from the jigga-whaa dept.

xzvf writes "Dvorak claims OS X and Apple in trouble. He suggests open sourcing OS X for an epic battle with Linux. In many ways, this is just insane rambling, but it's certainly entertaining on some levels." From the article: "That would make the battle between OS X and Linux the most interesting one on the computer scene. With all attention turned in that direction, there would be nothing Microsoft could do to stem a reversal of its fortunes. Let's start at the beginning. There's been a lot of fuss over Apple's rollout of the unsupported Boot Camp product, which lets Mac users run Microsoft Windows easily on an Intel-based Macintosh. I got into various levels of trouble when I suggested that Apple was going to gravitate towards Windows since it would be easy to do and there was some evidence that the company might want to do it."

Is Microsoft Silent Before a Deadly Storm? 492

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday April 18, 2006 @11:52AM from the big-companies-jump-far dept.

M$FTjack writes "Discussions about Microsoft are all over the place, esp. with its recent delays to Vista. Some consider Microsoft to be doomed, while others say Microsoft is silent before a deadly storm. According to the article on CoolTechZone, the author believes that Microsoft will unleash an abundance of next-generation applications that will take everyone by surprise. From the article: 'So why am I citing all these examples? Simply because I think Microsoft is itself poised for a big leap. Despite all the rumors about Google and how it will topple Microsoft, I don't see that happening in the near future ... people (and I don't mean technology enthusiasts) will continue to purchase Microsoft products simply because of the sheer familiarity and comfort levels (BSoD et al) that they have with Microsoft software.'"

Comment Warehouse tablet (Score 1) 385

by rackbreaker on Tuesday November 15, 2005 @04:45PM (#14037828) Attached to: Linux Tablet to be Released in Two Days

I've been looking for something similar to this for the pickers in the warehouse to use, tied into an inventory/order app running on the LAN. The price is good. It would be nice to see something a little larger for ease of use/readability (maybe 5x7"), and of course 3-hour battery life is not going to cut it. Also a normal SD slot would be nice, to plug in a barcode scanner. But it's close ... it would be nice to see more devices in a "big PDA" form factor.

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