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So now I have GMail, the Google Toolbar, the Google Deskbar, and the Google Desktop. To search MSDN help, I use google. At home, all my computers use Google as their home page. When I want to browse the web on my phone, I use Google Number Search.

See a trend here? 

I work for Microsoft. I own plenty of Microsoft stock. I want Microsoft to succeed. But right now Google is kicking our butt. We're so far behind everyone else on these things, and Google is so far ahead of everyone else.

Both Cyrus and Mini-Microsoft have noticed.

I say "right now" because I think it'll change. Microsoft is working hard to change the picture. I think we can do it. Watch Microsoft pull all the peices together & produce a highly-integrated, high-performance, high-value story that is 10x better than Google.

It should be exciting.

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  • Anonymous
    October 15, 2004
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    October 15, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    October 15, 2004
    So, this is a bad thing why? I don't understand the Microsoft mentality of "we must be the be-all, end-all for everything." How about focusing on making what you already provide better, as in SECURE? BUG-FREE? Every time Microsoft tries to steamroll over another company my dislike for the Microsoft "attitude" renews my disgust for their GREED.

  • Anonymous
    October 15, 2004
    Phil: As you say, some of the Java IDEs have very cool features that VS is lacking. We're seeing some developers choose to code in Java instead of C# because the IDE is better. We don't want that to happen! We really believe in .Net as a platform, but we better have great tools to support it.

    I hope that VS2005 changes this. We won't have feature-feature parity with Eclipse or IDEA, but I think we will deliver a huge value to you, and think that it'll be enough to get your attention.


    Greg: We don't want to be the be-all/end-all for everything. We shouldn't be steamrolling anyone. If we do steamroll, I think we'll quickly find ourselves in deep trouble with the customers and with the justice department.

    We do, however, want to make a lot of money. We can do that by creating awesome software that you love.

    Imagine: You're using google search, and your friends tell you how Microsoft's search is so much better/faster/cooler/whatever. If you switch, it's because doing so has real value for you. You win.

    If we can't produce better software, we don't deserve you.

  • Anonymous
    October 15, 2004
    Thanks for the response, but I'm sorry to say that it basically validates my position. Security is more important to me than variety. Sick the 50 or 100 developers that will be building the "answer to Google" on the problem of ensuring that the product you deliver today won't require 2-3 security updates a month for the rest of its useful life.

    I don't want to sound snide or mean about this, but your attitude really exemplifies what many of us out here in "userville" find so apalling about your company.

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    October 15, 2004
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    October 15, 2004
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    October 15, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    October 15, 2004
    Huuu, first Linux, then Mozilla, NOW GOOGLE.
    Yeah, be careful, also Mono of Miguel de Icaza its coming.

  • Anonymous
    October 15, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    October 16, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    October 16, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    October 16, 2004
    MiCRO$OF+ R00LZ, Lin00Kz suqz

  • Anonymous
    October 16, 2004
    It takes some time but MSN wil get ahaed of Google... It would be better if they (Yahoo, MSN, Google) specialize in some other direction...(Portal, Search, Integrated Search)...

  • Anonymous
    October 16, 2004
    Microsoft can compete like none other.

    They are rarely first to the market with a new technology. Once they identify another group doing something lucrative or relevant they become very aggressive. Not just in marketing or strongarm tactics either, they can actually produce a better product. The latter is to the benefit of the consumer.

    Nevertheless, Microsoft can stagnate like none other.

    Without the aspect of competition MS tends to drop the ball on listening what the users want. Demanded features are not added as promptly, security wasn't focused on. When this happens other options/companies7 will get the users attention.

    MS will then have someone to compete with and the circle of life is complete.

  • Anonymous
    October 16, 2004
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    October 16, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    October 17, 2004
    Another Google Desktop security issue to consider. I was forwarded a note of shock about someone who used Google Desktop and found it was caching his banking details (the same person, it should be said, failed to eliminate those details...

  • Anonymous
    October 17, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    October 17, 2004
    PulseToday.com Marketing Blog » Blog Archive » MS Employee loves Google!

  • Anonymous
    October 17, 2004
    Nectaroula's ramblings » Google Desktop reviews

  • Anonymous
    October 17, 2004
    An honest man!Microsoft already gave us pleasure and enthusiasm of using computer,so we thanks for him!

  • Anonymous
    October 17, 2004
    ms is old now, is time to open source, in a few years (or months) will apear in the desktops a distribution of linux that gonna have the microsoft perfect emulation and be easy to use ...
    trade your actions in microsoft for a bubble gum =)

  • Anonymous
    October 17, 2004
    ajajaj "yo" 100% a fabor de lo que decis !
    bsd rulz

  • Anonymous
    October 17, 2004
    Rammi.cz » Google, google, google

  • Anonymous
    October 17, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    October 17, 2004
    I dont understand why Microsoft would want to actually compete with Google. Why bother?

    Why not focus on developing safer and more secure operating systems instead?

    Why doesnt Microsoft do something really ununusual and innovative. How about shocking us, with a Microsoft Linux distro?

  • Anonymous
    October 17, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    October 18, 2004
    I'm sorry to see this discussion degrade so quickly. Windows & Linux both r0x0rz. So be it.

    What's most interesting to me is great software. There's lots of it, and there's lots more coming, from all different angles.

    The competition means that everyone is even more motivated to excel. And you, the user, is the benefactor. Enjoy your more powerful & integrated computer experience that's coming soon.

  • Anonymous
    October 18, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    October 18, 2004
    "On 98% of the applications my small business uses, I have to update them manually."

    Huh?
    Ever hear of apt-get?
    Or Debian's distribution model?
    What about Gentoo's centralised "emerge" system?
    Or Mandrake's centralised "urpmi" update system?

    " I don't need to download the ENTIRE APPLICATION again, uninstall the original and then update it" - hmmm.. that's weird. Just the other day I typed

    urpmi --auto-select

    on my Mandrake system.

    One reboot later (cos it also upgraded the kernel) and i had an entirely upgraded Mandrake 10 system (kde upgraded, postfix upgraded, mysql upgraded, php upgraded, gnome upgraded, xfce upgraded - oh, and about 1,500 other pieces of software on my desktop...)

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  • Anonymous
    October 18, 2004
    I too use Google for everything.

  • Anonymous
    October 20, 2004
    And don't forget Microsoft's late entrance into the cellphone market... Look where they are now... No where! Yay!

  • Anonymous
    October 20, 2004
    google ndizvo. have used google since its hey days. some of the stuff i search on google can't find on msn search or yahoo. GDS is in my opinion the best thing on my desktop. M$ search/find feature is way too slow....

  • Anonymous
    October 20, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    October 21, 2004
    get out of the microsoft world, come over to apples

  • Anonymous
    October 21, 2004
    Fred: That's actually some of the most interesting feedback I've seen on this post. Thanks for that.

    I certainly am disappointed when I see buffer overruns in our code; even more disappointed that we haven't updated our coding practices beyond 1979 practices, which would easily protect us from these kinds of mistakes. However, I also see that non-Microsoft software is having a lot of trouble with security vulnerabilities, and it actually looks like we're doing a better job than the rest.

    I hope that our efforts to reach out to customers via blogs, newsgroups, etc. will help us get the connection that you describe as missing. We need to see the humans using our software, and want you to see the humans making it.

  • Anonymous
    October 21, 2004
    Vade: Google's heyday is right now!

    http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn?stage=1&word=heyday

  • Anonymous
    October 21, 2004
    Mr LB's Marketing Blog » Blog Archive » MS Employee loves Google!

  • Anonymous
    October 23, 2004
    you aaaare sooo fired....

  • Anonymous
    October 23, 2004
    you aaaare sooo fired....

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  • Anonymous
    November 09, 2004
    I guess MSN Search does pull Google off.

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