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Poor Microsoft Just Can't Stop Screwing Up
The long-awaited Vista SP1 is out and lo and behold after installing it some users can't boot their machine: http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/showpost.aspx?postid=2848906&siteid=...
office compatibility mode
This published slideshow (ack) details some inconsistencies across different applications in the Office 2007 suite of applications, significant enough that make rolling out Office 2007 not as straightforward as it should be. Ideally you should be able to roll out the new version with something checke
selling open source to management
Here's a great Slashdot discussion started by a LAMP developer whose boss wants to move to C#/.NET. The marrow of the convo revolves around how to sell OSS to management and/or folks that don't understand how it works: Slashdot | Advocating Linux / OSS to Management.
from Oh! to Ugh.
alright, alright, somebody tell me wtf is up with this :
okay...look a little more closely :
i'll just say that B - L - O - W - S
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Microsoft threatens its Most Valuable Professional
A fascinating interchange between a VS.NET add-in developer and MS project manger. The guy built an add-in using tools publicly available, was awarded by MS for his ingenuity, and is now facing legal action for violating license agreements:
Microsoft threatens its Most Valuable Professional | The Register
Gratuitous MS Rant (hindsight is 20/20)
Editor's Note: Microsoft is not dead, not dying, and probably won't be for at least a few years. The rumors of MS's death have been greatly exaggerated.