OnMicrosoft

Context: BigTech, PlatformWars

Used to dominate the tech. industry.

Then we stopped worrying. DontWorryAboutMicroSoft

• MicrosoftVsGoogle
• FabulousMonstersOfEconomicDebate/QwertyVsDvorak

• Investigating ThreadedConversations

• MicrosoftControlTheHardware

• Microsoft Watch : http://www.microsoft-watch.com/

• Microsoft's tax dodges mean they aren't so hot as corporate citizens : http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0439/040929newsmicrosoft.php

• RobertCringely says they're the "good" guys in their bid for the NHS IT contract : http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20041111.html

: pushback : http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20041111.html

• outsourcing the commercialization of their technology? : http://www.microsoftipventures.com/contentview.aspx?te=Global&co=Home

: presumably this is stuff they've come up with internally but can't think what to do with or don't have the resources to deal with.

** Gillmor says they need to : http://blogs.zdnet.com/Gillmor/?p=101