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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft Software => Topic started by: llamatech on 11 April 2004, 23:48

Title: Ethnography regarding MS marketing
Post by: llamatech on 11 April 2004, 23:48
I'm writing an ethnography about the changing patterns of computer use at Northern Arizona University.

I would be appreciative if anyone would be willing to speak with me (ptooiepronk on AIM), about MS's marketing strategies in general, and the strategies it implements at universities.

Or, direct me to a good source on this topic.

Thank you very much
Title: Ethnography regarding MS marketing
Post by: WMD on 12 April 2004, 06:59
I just remembered:

http://www.euronet.nl/users/frankvw/rants/microsoft/IhateMS.html (http://www.euronet.nl/users/frankvw/rants/microsoft/IhateMS.html)

He's changed the layout some, but it's long and packed with great information.  (http://smile.gif)

Oh...and if you want that all on one webpage, I think I left a mirror of that here:

http://www.dognoodle99.cjb.net/whyhate/ihatems.html (http://www.dognoodle99.cjb.net/whyhate/ihatems.html)
Title: Ethnography regarding MS marketing
Post by: Refalm on 12 April 2004, 15:12
Here's a list of companies that Microsoft owns (not updated since 1999   :(  ):

http://www.vcnet.com/bms/departments/catalog/yrcatalog.shtml (http://www.vcnet.com/bms/departments/catalog/yrcatalog.shtml)
You'll find SCO (investment), Ensemble Studio's (Age of Empires), Hotmail (used to be a non-Microsoft company), Electric Gravity (creator of Gaming Zone, became MSN Gaming Zone, and was quickly made Windows/IE only), Spyglass (Internet Explorer), dbWeb (Microsoft Access), UPC (investment to develop WebTV, but when the company was out of money, they used digital television based on Java and Flash, and Sun Solaris for their ISP. I use their ISP), Flash Communications (MSN Messenger), and the list goes on  (http://smile.gif)

[ April 12, 2004: Message edited by: Refalm ]

Title: Ethnography regarding MS marketing
Post by: PseudoRandomDragon on 14 April 2004, 07:10
: (http://tongue.gif) oints to FAQ::