Re: [Rival] Microsoft Destroys the Web Every Time It Touches It

On Sep 25, 3:54 pm, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@schestowitz.com>
wrote:
> Microsoft's Internet Atrocities
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Unfortunately, however, Microsoft has lived up to its name as a poor-quality
> | company when you consider their internet contributions. I consider
> | Microsoft's internet-related products as absolute atrocities that may have
> | set us back more than they've pushed us forward.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Internet Explorer x.x
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | FrontPage
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | IIS Server
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | ActiveX
> `----
>
> http://bludice.com/microsofts-internet-atrocities/
>
> Microsoft is not interested in improving the Web. It is interested in *owning*
> it and making cash.
>
> Related:
>
> Silverlight is about The Microsoft Web.
>
> http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-11406...hreadID=33334&...
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | From: Bill Gates
> | Sent: Saturday, December 05, 1998 9:44 AM
> | To: Bob Muglia (Exchange); Jon DeVaan; Steven Sinofsky
> | Cc: Paul Mariz
> | Subject: Office rendering
> |
> | One thing we have got to change is our strategy -- allowing Office
> | documents to be rendered very well by OTHER PEOPLES BROWSERS is one of the
> | most destructive things we could do to the company.
> |
> | We have to stop putting any effort into this and make sure that Office
> | documents very well depends on PROPRIETARY IE capabilities.
> |
> | Anything else is suicide for our platform. This is a case where Office has
> | to to destroy Windows.
> `----
>
> http://www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/2000/PX02991.pdf
>
> Vista to give HD Photo format more exposure
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Microsoft is looking to supplant the ubiquitous JPEG with an image format
> | of its own--and it's hoping the debut of Windows Vista will help do the
> | job.
> `----
>
> http://news.com.com/Vista+to+give+HD...exposure/2100-...
>
> ECIS Accuses Microsoft of Plotting HTML Hijack
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | An industry coalition that has represented competitors of Microsoft
> | in European markets before the European Commission stepped up its
> | public relations offensive this morning, this time accusing
> | Microsoft of scheming to upset HTML's place in the fabric of
> | the Internet with XAML, an XML-based layout lexicon forn
> | etwork applications.
> `----
>
> http://www.betanews.com/article/ECIS...of_Plotting_HT...

This is OFF TOPIC for comp.os.linux.advocacy Roy Schestowitz.
It belongs in a Vista group.

Please don't crosspost.

The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish) nymshifted:

< snip flatfish droppings >

> This is OFF TOPIC for comp.os.linux.advocacy Roy Schestowitz.
> It belongs in a Vista group.

No, it does not, flatfish
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