Comments on: “microsoft repositions to kick ass”

By: John

John — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:31:16 +0000

Andrew,
Sounds like your contact was a typical company butt kissing bureaucrat. To paraphrase P.T. Barnum, there’s a cocksucker born every minute.

By: Andrew Peek

Andrew Peek — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:16:12 +0000

A story…
I once applied to Microsoft (I had worked there previously as a coop). I used my most accessible email address in my application — a gmail address. My Director-level contact, who was prepared to put in a good word, asked me to switch the email. I asked if it wasn’t more important for the interviewer to inquire “why” I used gmail (marketing? luck? benefit?)?
My contact told me (in not-so-many words) I was too cocky, too self-absorbed and he probably wouldn’t be making that recommendation anymore. I told my contact, “If I didn’t truly care about helping your organization, I would have obliged, and changed my email. But I do care… a lot”.
We haven’t spoken since. But I have.

By: Jeremy Epstein

Jeremy Epstein — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:46 +0000

I’m an MS FTE.
Lisa, I’m sure you are a very bright person, but in some respects you are representative of the corporate inertia that has outlasted its usefulness.
MS makes great products and offers truly great vision and solutions. If I didn’t believe that, I’d be gone.
What Hugh and others (and I dare to put myself in that category) are TRYING to do is change the way that Microsoft relates to its customers, because
1. the customer expectations have changed so dramatically
2. the means for communication with (not TO!!) them has changed
3. and our opportunities for building a foundation for the next 30 years are so great, but we need to do the heavy liftin now.
Right now, much of our direction is due to momentum from previous successes. That runs out eventually.
Status quo is easier…in the short-term. Hugh’s a visionary and sometimes that makes you unpopular w/the defenders of the status quo.

By: Carman Pirie

Carman Pirie — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:29:18 +0000

Lisa may be on to something. I like granola. I like the cartoon. Clearly, Lisa’s cracked the Jesus-hating code…
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For what it’s worth Lisa, here’s a link to purchase some of my favorite granola: http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Path-Organic-Granola-11–5-Ounce/dp/B000FBL8GO
enjoy.

By: Granola Head

Granola Head — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:46:25 +0000

“Now the bastard won’t fucking leave.“
Plus he’s demanding 10% of my salary.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:54:45 +0000

“Scrippled?”

By: Seth E

Seth E — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:29:45 +0000

I wonder, is there a name for liking/loving a company enough that when they screw up, instead of going somewhere else, you BEG them to change. Kind of screws up the basic premise of capitalism,no? Not criticizing it, though, I certainly do it a lot too, but I wasn’t sure if there’s a word for it. I think ‘brand loyalty’ doesn’t apply here.
BTW, ‘granola head’??

By: lisa

lisa — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:30:48 +0000

I am truly offended for the first time by your scrippled curse at Jesus.
It’s not funny and I don’t get it, sorta like I don’t get what you granola heads are trying to do with a software company called microsoft.
It’s not a social movement, it’s a company. DUH. The more “movement, and causes” you throw at microsoft, the more you look like a bunch of losers.
Why don’t you get to working on something brilliant and then microsoft may notice you, until then you are just wasting your granola head braincells on nothing.

By: hugh macleod

hugh macleod — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:04:58 +0000

Razi, I truly don’t want to send him an army of spambots, either

By: Razi Shaban

Razi Shaban — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:52:16 +0000

You might want to fix the mailto: link if you truly want anyone to email him..