Bill Gates leaves Microsoft

[BornAgainMac]

I am interested how these companies will turn out in the next 15 years. Microsoft seemed to fall when Steve Ballmer came to power. Gates seemed to have a Sith Lord power that held Microsoft together and created many followers. Microsoft just isn't the same without Bill. Ballmer is sort of like Jar Jar Binks.

 

[mcarnes]

Ballmer is sort of like Jar Jar Binks.

Looks more like Watto

 

[twoodcc]

i actually kinda like gates, at least compared to ballmer - i just can't stand him

 

[ErikCLDR]

I actually think Ballmer is retarded.

 

[FoxyKaye]

Still his departure, planned or not, leaves the company entirely in the hands of Steve Ballmer, a man of very dubious talents indeed.

That's not true - M$ is going to "Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers!"

*ducks and runs*

Seriously, though, Ballmer will drive M$ into a mountain - it's only a matter of time.

 

[IJ Reilly]

Seriously, though, Ballmer will drive M$ into a mountain - it's only a matter of time.

If the mountain won't come to Microsoft...

 

[TSE]

I really like Bill Gates. He is a great guy, and is very talented and a great businessman. I really think Windows is a better option for some people, and personally I like competition. Him and Steve have a lot in common.

 

[cycocelica]

The media here has been having a field day (week is more like it) with this story.

It will be interesting to see where MS goes after this.

 

[kabunaru]

I really think Windows is a better option for some people

For gamers you mean?

 

[IJ Reilly]

The media here has been having a field day (week is more like it) with this story.

It will be interesting to see where MS goes after this.

Ballmer has been running the show for about two years now, so I don't foresee any dramatic changes in Microsoft's direction in the immediate future. It will continue to be rudderless. And of course Ballmer is essentially un-fireable, so no matter how poorly he runs the company, he'll have the job for as long as he wants it. Not a pretty picture.

 

[DeepIn2U]

IJ Reilly, I thought Jobs was ousted out of Apple by Scully, then CEO. He didn't put up much of a fight because of the direction Apple was going to go with clones.

I don't. I would like to see somebody else in charge now. Steve Jobs was good but now I want to see a new leader.

I vote for that younger dude, cannot recall his name. My vote is for Forestall (?), the guy that introduced Time Machine, and also the hilarious burst regarding App Manager (showing a WM Standard powered Samsung BJII). "This is just ridiculous", lmao. I got a kick out of that. But I did see a lil' of Jobs' influence there, and that smirk towards MS again that I used to see out of Jobs - well still do.

Regarding who makes better software - can be argued to death! And it probably will. However, I'd like to see Apple make a major push for the corporate market ... SQL-DB application/server to compete with MS, OS X server is already RIPE for this, and a solid and feature rich (really unique giving us MORE that we didn't know we NEEDED) Email Server as well. MANY corporations rely on these 3 tiers to run; even if their Linux based. IPhone's license from Activesync hints at this push, but its not enough. Sure they don't have to insult the potential market like they did in the past with the Lemons Commercial, hehe.

Looks more like Watto

LMAO! So TRUE! (Stupidity we can excuse because its not the subjects fault) "Mind tricks don't work on me, ONLY MONEEYYYYYY!" Yeah, purely Balmers style.

TO be honest its GOOD for Apple that Balmer is now in charge. His greed and efforts will be more widely spread thin, and with Linux & OS X in the desktop market picking up steam ... soon getting Vista to work as well as XP SP2 has the past 2yrs will be a lil too late. XP SP2 is not that bad, but its not as stable as OS X nor a pleasure to use as well.

I'd like to see a chassis redisign of the MBP, its getting really old!

 

[kabunaru]

I vote for that younger dude, cannot recall his name. My vote is for Forestall (?), the guy that introduced Time Machine, and also the hilarious burst regarding App Manager (showing a WM Standard powered Samsung BJII). "This is just ridiculous", lmao. I got a kick out of that. But I did see a lil' of Jobs' influence there, and that smirk towards MS again that I used to see out of Jobs - well still do.

Maybe there will be more games for Mac under his command. Who knows?
If that does happen, Apple's market share will increase and gamers will be buying Macs for gaming.
It's just a possible idea and I think this should happen.

 

[IJ Reilly]

IJ Reilly, I thought Jobs was ousted out of Apple by Scully, then CEO. He didn't put up much of a fight because of the direction Apple was going to go with clones.

Not sure exactly what you are responding to, but yes, Jobs was kicked out by the board on the instigation of Scully, but that was in 1985 -- ten years before the first Mac clones arrived, which was during the Spindler and Amelio years. I don't think we know how much of a fight he put up, only that he left and immediately sold all but one of his Apple shares and started NeXT.

 

[coupdetat]

I liked Forstall's performance at the keynote as well. I hope he has the vision to continue Apple, because it seems like Steve is playing it too safe these days. I miss those great days of the iMac G3, iMac G4, Cube, iPod, etc. These days Apple seems to be much slower-moving and less willing to take risks.