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« on: November 07, 2008, 06:46:57 PM »
The audacity of anyone even questioning why MS does anything apparently didn't fluster Mr. Balmer. Or maybe there weren't any chairs around to throw at the anarchist? dntknw.gif MacDaily reports that Mr. Balmer said that MS might take a look at WebKit toolbox, now in use by practically all other browsers, other than FF and Opera. But, he said, MS will continue to develop "proprietary extensions that broaden its functionality." Oh great! I was afraid they might lose their staunch resistance to web standards everyone else is trying to achieve. whew.gif So, it looks like there will continue to be a big audience for better browser for quite some time! tongue.gif
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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2008, 03:09:23 PM »
The Microsoft photocopier in action!
Steve B sees another use for Apple's work...<"Maybe not WebKit, but what about that App Store thingy...>. Yeah, we could do that with just software, right? OK, maybe we should buy some Xserves, but we might get a great price from IBM, right now. Anyway, onward with our 'innovation!'" rolleyes.gif
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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2008, 03:36:17 PM »
From the article:
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Ballmer's lean toward Facebook makes sense. In June, Microsoft said it had prototyped a Facebook knock-off dubbed 'TownSquare' and was testing it inside the company. According to Microsoft, TownSquare was designed to run inside enterprises.

A Facebook knock-off.

How original MS.

Do you ever come up with anything original?!?!?!?!?!

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« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2008, 04:19:02 PM »
Well, there was his chair-throwing, stage rant...I don't remember any Corporate officer ever doing that in public! tongue.gif
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« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2008, 07:57:42 PM »
Sounds like a rip off of some of those odd ball bands where they smash the get-tars and such. laugh.gif
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« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2008, 08:19:47 PM »
But there was an infamous basketball coach* that was into chair tossing during games.... yes.gif

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* Bobby Knight I believe...
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« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2008, 12:26:25 PM »
It was Bobby Knight. But he went undercover after that incident. Kept his job, but changed his name to Bob Knight. thumbup.gif
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« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2008, 12:43:43 PM »
And moved out of the State!
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« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2008, 04:50:06 PM »
QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Nov 11 2008, 12:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And (subsequently) moved out of the State!


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