Microsoft, the end of evolution?

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by UniIsland • 15 years ago

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duiker101• 15 years ago

so true.

bad_user• 15 years ago

Somehow I'm picturing Bill Gates / Steve Ballmer saying "we've got to be more like IBM..."

keithba• 15 years ago

Funny you say that - in the seven+ years I worked there I heard (serious, not ironic) versions of this phrasing _many_ times from various senior managers and execs, especially as related to IBM's consulting business.

rbanffy• 15 years ago

To be fair, IBM trying to be more like Apple (among other microcomputer makers) resulted in Microsoft ;-)

sagarun• 15 years ago

Seriously, this isn't a place for comic strips! How is this related to startups and hacker culture?

kajecounterhack• 15 years ago

Apparently enough people found it interesting enough to upvote. Vote up the articles you find interesting.

thesis• 15 years ago

Yea, you're right. There's no place for humor in the startup culture. </sarcasm>

Goronmon2• 15 years ago

There are millions of places I can go on the internet for poorly written jokes. I don't need HN to start supplying me with lolcats.

allenbrunson2• 15 years ago

Sounds to me like you are discriminating against people who prefer to express themselves in non-standard ways. Bet you wouldn't have had any trouble with this submission if it was a blog post expressing the same sentiment.

Goronmon2• 15 years ago

What sentiment? It's a joke at Microsoft's expense. There is no "point" being made other than someone expressing their dislike of Microsoft in a snarky webcomic.

UniIsland• 15 years ago

how those former startup companies have been and will be evolving is part of the story. comics cant be interesting unless it really sees the point.

evangineer• 15 years ago

Looking at all these big players juggling the same small set of pieces as part of their corporate strategy makes it clear that the market is ripe for disruption. There's a Google-sized opportunity for a startup that can hit these guys in their collective blindspot.

ikbear• 15 years ago

Cool repost to Tech2IPO: http://tech2ipo.com/5890

Microsoft, the end of evolution?

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