From: bernie Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:07:11 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Edit page SeptemberBlog X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=2c352ec63bbfc924a7b436d4071174fc8a056338 Edit page SeptemberBlog --- diff --git a/SeptemberBlog b/SeptemberBlog index 26c5862..db68fe9 100644 --- a/SeptemberBlog +++ b/SeptemberBlog @@ -2,21 +2,29 @@ ==== Compassion for Microsoft ==== -Today we went through [[MIT]] to have lunch at the StattonBuilding. +Today I went wirh Rafael went through [[MIT]] to have lunch at the +StattonBuilding. -Along the InfiniteCorridor, we've seen an ad inviting to a -MicroSoft conference on development tools. Scheduled for today and -started a few minutes earlier in room 6-120. +Along the InfiniteCorridor, we've seen an ad inviting to a MicroSoft conference +on development tools. Scheduled for today and started a few minutes earlier +in room 6-120. The ad said silly slogans such as "smart tools for smart people!" +and "let's talk with Microsoft!" Clearly, they were trying to hire MIT grads! -The ad said silly slogans such as "smart tools for smart people!" -and "let's talk with Microsoft!" Clearly, they were trying to hire -MIT grads! +So we went to see what this was about. The room was not exactly crowded: only +a young man eating pizza and a woman wearing a MicroSoft T-Shirt. +We asked if the conference was still planned, and the woman told us: "yes, I've +just started introducing XAML, the new ''lingua franca'' for user interface description". -So we went to see what this was about. The room was not exactly crowded: -only a young man eating pizza and a woman wearing a MicroSoft T-Shirt. +So we got sited and watched a presentation which basically said they're still +busy reinventing XUL and Glade... So they can deliver SilverLight, a Flash +clone that depends on the .NET runtime. -We asked if the conference was still planned, and the woman told us: "yes, -I was introducing XAML". So we got sited +"Questions?". There weren't any. She offered us a free DVD with developer tools. +Me and Rafael each took a copy to be polite. The other guy didn't bother. + +I had never realized how pathetic Microsoft has become. These days, very few +people are interested in what they do and what they say. Unexpectedly, today +I felt some compassion for them... or at least for their employees. === Tue, Sep 11th ===