Category Archives: Microsoft

Someone the other day mentioned to me that I’m being unfairly tough about Microsoft lately. So I am going to say something nice and leave the comments wide open and encourage you to provide the end to my blog post. … Continue reading →

One of the Microsofties and I often argue about Microsofts lack of (inability, unwillingness) advertising in the mainstream media. This is really a double edged sword and any change could potentially piss off a large number of customers or partners … Continue reading →

Fantastic news from Redmond, just when you thought Windows Home Server could not suck any worse, they find a way to do it. Yes, ladies and gentleman, the product designed to be the central point of backup and storage, previously … Continue reading →

Eric is taking down payments on SBS/EBS orders, get in the line: Examples of licensing improvements over the current Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 product include these: Customers will be able to purchase single client access licenses (CALs), so … Continue reading →

I just approved a few PO’s to get Own Web Now off the desktop. We will now be a cloud-in-the-cloud organization, with all business critical applications deployed on Windows 2008 Terminal Server infrastructure split between two geographically redundant data centers, … Continue reading →

Got this email yesterday, and I feel it’s pretty telling of the Mesh that Microsoft is finding itself in (not printed in its entirety): “We are Gold Certified with Microsoft with specializations in OEM, IW and Mobility. Our goal for … Continue reading →

Is it just me or does it seem like Microsoft is making all the right decisions when it comes to the takeover bids as of late? Yesterday the news that they finally gave up on Yahoo! came out, which in … Continue reading →

I never thought there would be a day where I would get a fan base inside of Microsoft but the last two posts on Microsoft Mesh seem to be flooding my mailbox. Most ask what I mean by leadership and … Continue reading →

Is it fair to call Microsoft Mesh (pronounced “microsoft mess”) a failure, already? For a Web 2.0 startup, no. For the richest and arguably the best software company, yes. Nobody from Microsoft that emailed me about the last post had … Continue reading →

Is what I would be saying if I worked for Microsoft PR. Check this quote from some blog Mark follows. Here is the thing with software development, you pay for your incompetence. The only choice is whether you pay for … Continue reading →