absolut_mac
May 2, 2005, 11:32 PM
A really enjoyable article in the business section of today's Los Angles Times.
My favorite quote "I just couldn't go on being an evangelist for a gospel that I don't believe I can sing," Pryor wrote on his own blog."
Windows Upgrade Coming Slowly
'Longhorn' exemplifies the slowdown in innovation software giant Microsoft is facing.
By Joseph Menn, Times Staff Writer
SEATTLE — When Bill Gates can't show unmitigated glee over a Microsoft Corp. product, the world's largest software company has a problem.
Last week, after watching a demonstration of the most important version of Windows in a decade, not even the preternaturally enthusiastic Gates could hide his frustration with a project that's years behind schedule.
"It would be super," he said dryly, "to get that out in the hands of our customers.".......
Link to the whole delightful story is below, and will probably be good for a few days. Tiger is certainly putting the pressure on *poor* Gates to rip off as much as possible without getting his pants sued off :D
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-longhorn2may02,0,125340.story?coll=la-home-business
My favorite quote "I just couldn't go on being an evangelist for a gospel that I don't believe I can sing," Pryor wrote on his own blog."
Windows Upgrade Coming Slowly
'Longhorn' exemplifies the slowdown in innovation software giant Microsoft is facing.
By Joseph Menn, Times Staff Writer
SEATTLE — When Bill Gates can't show unmitigated glee over a Microsoft Corp. product, the world's largest software company has a problem.
Last week, after watching a demonstration of the most important version of Windows in a decade, not even the preternaturally enthusiastic Gates could hide his frustration with a project that's years behind schedule.
"It would be super," he said dryly, "to get that out in the hands of our customers.".......
Link to the whole delightful story is below, and will probably be good for a few days. Tiger is certainly putting the pressure on *poor* Gates to rip off as much as possible without getting his pants sued off :D
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-longhorn2may02,0,125340.story?coll=la-home-business
