Author Topic: Microsoft showing their true colors once again. (Read 84732 times)

King of Twitch · « **Reply #275 on:** January 06, 2008, 06:22:28 PM »

Microsoft virus corrupting cars, nascar, voice recognition, and the olympics
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080107/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_gates

oohhboy · « **Reply #276 on:** January 06, 2008, 11:13:27 PM »

There is a well known what would happen if MS made cars and aircraft like they make anything else they touch. Sod off MS, hands off.

MLS_man_64 · « **Reply #277 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:36:04 PM »

Gates: Xbox 360 most reliable console

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #278 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:48:01 PM »

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Originally posted by: MLS_man_64
Gates: Xbox 360 most reliable console

Talk about misquoting someone here is what he really said:

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Continued Gates, "We did that for free for all those people; we've gotten a lot of positive feedback about the way we handled it. We've got incredible reliability on the new work that we’ve done, so our commitment is that it will be the most reliable video game box out there.”

Crimm · « **Reply #279 on:** January 10, 2008, 05:21:42 PM »

GAMING
JOURNALISM

King of Twitch · « **Reply #280 on:** January 20, 2008, 06:27:10 PM »

More confirmation of the great satan's plans:

"Xbox's mission statement is to preserve the Windows monopoly and extend it into the living room, as a media extender for a Media Center PC, along with a host of other MS and other company's hardware devices that fit into a digital entertainment lifestyle."

Will sell millions of defective product, accept any loss to take control of your house.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #281 on:** January 20, 2008, 11:06:52 PM »

All your homes are belong to us!

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #282 on:** January 21, 2008, 03:09:47 AM »

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Originally posted by: MJRx9000
More confirmation of the great satan's plans:

"Xbox's mission statement is to preserve the Windows monopoly and extend it into the living room, as a media extender for a Media Center PC, along with a host of other MS and other company's hardware devices that fit into a digital entertainment lifestyle."

Will sell millions of defective product, accept any loss to take control of your house.

I'm surprised you haven't seen these sign of things if you have been paying attention to Microsoft's business trends, trends with interlacing all the services they offer together and using a videogame console as a vehicle for Windows Media Center. Hell you can even say that Apple is doing this as well. Look at their Airport, AppleTV, time capsule, iTunes integration they are doing the same exact model that Microsoft is doing.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #283 on:** January 21, 2008, 08:30:57 AM »

Some people think the 360 is just a gaming system so it's helpful to post incontrovertible proof in this thread titled "Microsoft showing their true colors once again"

King of Twitch · « **Reply #284 on:** May 10, 2011, 08:05:11 PM »

The great satan's sinister tentacles will claim yet another victim:

Microsoft Confirms $8 Billion Deal for Skype
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/10/microsoft-nears-possible-8-billion-deal-skype/

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #285 on:** May 10, 2011, 09:45:34 PM »

You lie! It was $8.5 billion.

SixthAngel · « **Reply #286 on:** May 11, 2011, 02:40:18 AM »

I use skype quite a bit, I don't like this.

MaryJane · « **Reply #287 on:** May 11, 2011, 09:24:20 AM »

This could actually be a very good thing. MS isn't doing so great against Android and iOS in the mobile arena, what if they started making Skype phones instead?

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #288 on:** May 11, 2011, 11:12:49 AM »

Quote from: MaryJane on May 11, 2011, 09:24:20 AM

This could actually be a very good thing.

For who?

Ceric · « **Reply #289 on:** May 11, 2011, 12:13:23 PM »

Quote from: MaryJane on May 11, 2011, 09:24:20 AM

This could actually be a very good thing. MS isn't doing so great against Android and iOS in the mobile arena, what if they started making Skype phones instead?

Intergrate this as another tile WP7. Skype integration with Kinect would make for a cheap Video Conferencing setup. Especially since it be relatively easy to do fun things like replace you with an avatar. Skype based Voip integration into Exchange. Better live co-operative editing in Office. etc. etc.

Morari · « **Reply #290 on:** May 11, 2011, 01:33:14 PM »

I guess I won't be installing Skype on my netbook any longer. I was already uncomfortable enough running it under Linux, but there really weren't a lot of alternatives at the time. Somehow, I can't see Microsoft continuing to support my preferred platform with Skype.

Ceric · « **Reply #291 on:** May 11, 2011, 01:51:34 PM »

Quote from: Morari on May 11, 2011, 01:33:14 PM

I guess I won't be installing Skype on my netbook any longer. I was already uncomfortable enough running it under Linux, but there really weren't a lot of alternatives at the time. Somehow, I can't see Microsoft continuing to support my preferred platform with Skype.

You may not know this but MS actually has a whole linux division. They do a lot of Linux to MS ecosystem stuff. I'm sure whatever flavor of Linux your running has something from that group in their. MS will go where they can make money. If thats Linux, its Linux. If thats OSX, its OSX. Now if Apple would have bought Skype... Yeah fat chance on Apple straight support of Linux, though you could get it to work because OSX is just a *nix. Personally be very surprised if Skype support for different platforms is lessenned by this at all.

Stogi · « **Reply #292 on:** May 11, 2011, 02:12:48 PM »

I've been using Google Chat much more recently. I find it easier to add people and to stay in touch, whether it's through video chat, messaging or email.

It just needs to come to my phone in a meaningful way.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #293 on:** May 11, 2011, 02:30:10 PM »

Oh ****!!

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #294 on:** May 11, 2011, 02:57:37 PM »

I don't think Microsoft would want to pull the plug on Skype for Linux. Its in their best interest that it work on as many platforms as possible, I think. Even if they did, something else would just come along anyway. I remember when AOL purchased ICQ and basically drove it into the ground. At that time ICQ was the number one IM thing, but now its probably one of the least used. That just shows what can happen when a huge company buys something.

Stogi · « **Reply #295 on:** May 11, 2011, 03:36:11 PM »

Isn't Microsoft Office available for Mac? I don't see why the wouldn't support Linux if that's the case.

Morari · « **Reply #296 on:** May 11, 2011, 03:56:19 PM »

Quote from: Chozo Ghost on May 11, 2011, 02:57:37 PM

I don't think Microsoft would want to pull the plug on Skype for Linux. Its in their best interest that it work on as many platforms as possible, I think. Even if they did, something else would just come along anyway. I remember when AOL purchased ICQ and basically drove it into the ground. At that time ICQ was the number one IM thing, but now its probably one of the least used. That just shows what can happen when a huge company buys something.

I don't think that they will "pull the plug" either. I guarantee that they will redirect focus, however. It'll slowly fade away due to a general lack of support and updates. That's assuming MS doesn't tamper with the setup so bad that no one wants to use it anyway.

ICQ is still the only IM client network really worth using, short of setting up your own Jabber server. That said, I haven't used the client itself in years, largely due to the ads. Kopete, Gaim, and Trillian have all offered better client side interfaces for years.

Ceric · « **Reply #297 on:** May 11, 2011, 04:01:04 PM »

To be fair Gaim and Trillian, well not so much the last time I used it, have always been better then the native one, though yahoo use to do some cool things. Adium, which is Gaim based if memory serves, is great on OSX if your their.

I don't think they'll tamper with it too bad.

Quote from: The Unagi on May 11, 2011, 03:36:11 PM

Isn't Microsoft Office available for Mac? I don't see why the wouldn't support Linux if that's the case.

And a lot of people have always argued its the best version to boot.

Morari · « **Reply #298 on:** May 11, 2011, 05:09:44 PM »

I was never too fond of Gaim, especially once Kopete hit the scene. Trillian hasn't been worth using since they cluttered the UI up a few years back. Again though, ICQ is about the only thing I use any of them for. I have accounts for the other services as well, but don't really talk to a lot of people on them. I'm elitist like that.

Ceric · « **Reply #299 on:** May 12, 2011, 10:12:42 AM »

I haven't tried Kopete.

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