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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: _kill__bill on 22 July 2006, 18:05

Title: Microsoft's 12 Windows Principles
Post by: _kill__bill on 22 July 2006, 18:05

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1991316,00.asp (http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1991316,00.asp)

This is totally different from everything they've done before, AFAIK.

They should have been doing this all along, though.

Of course, there's not much of a chance of them actually DOING much of this. This is probably just to hide the fact that they're PURE SADISTIC EVIL TYRANTS, but hey, what do I know.

Title: Re: Microsoft's 12 Windows Principles
Post by: mobrien_12 on 22 July 2006, 22:25

Quote from: _kill__bill

Of course, there's not much of a chance of them actually DOING much of this.

I agree.  

What's going on in their brains?
"Hmm... we are suddenly going to stop what we've been doing our entire corporate life and play nice, a strategy which we have used to make shitloads of money, so much money that we can violate laws and pay off fines as simple business expenses."

Talk is cheap.

Title: Re: Microsoft's 12 Windows Principles
Post by: H_TeXMeX_H on 23 July 2006, 00:41

They're tring to look as though they are the good guys while being the bad guys ... nothing new really.

Title: Re: Microsoft's 12 Windows Principles
Post by: pofnlice on 23 July 2006, 12:16

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The 12 principles are based on three main areas: choice for computer manufacturers and customers, opportunities for developers, and interoperability for users, Smith said.

Really?

[offtopic]WTF is AFAIK?[/offtopic]

Title: Re: Microsoft's 12 Windows Principles
Post by: piratePenguin on 23 July 2006, 12:45

Quote from: pofnlice

Really?

[offtopic]WTF is AFAIK?[/offtopic]

[offtopic]As fas as I know.[/offtopic]

Title: Re: Microsoft's 12 Windows Principles
Post by: pofnlice on 23 July 2006, 12:55

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thanx dude!

Title: Re: Microsoft's 12 Windows Principles
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 24 July 2006, 00:06

I agree, MS are always saying stuff everyone wants to hear and do the exact opposite.

Title: Re: Microsoft's 12 Windows Principles
Post by: worker201 on 24 July 2006, 02:33

The convenient thing about coming up with their own rules is that they are the only ones who can decide how well they are following them.  I bet there will be press releases or "articles" coming out now and then about how Microsoft really is following these guidelines, but they will be followed only as far as their PR advantage outweighs their financial disadvantage.