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Came across this and was truly taken aback! At a recent Microsoft event a reporter was praising the iPhone for its simplicity and ease of use. and apparently they were told not to mention the "A" word or use their products while attending the conference.
I find this shocking from a company to tell you what to do, say or use while attending an event. Granted I heard that MS covers the accommodations, but damn if I'm going to let someone tell me what to do or say. http://www.phonedog.com/cell-phone-r...-be-named.aspx Last edited by Miko : 2009-12-10 at 16:34. |
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It seems more likely that the employee actually worked for Samsung, not Microsoft, but still.
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Thou shalt not have any predictive assistant other than Clippy or BOB.
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Thunderbolt, fuck yeah!
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Well, boo hoo! Guess someone is feeling the competitive pressure.
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is the next Chiquita
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Comments are weird....
"I love my Macbook but hate iPhone!" Astroturfing? |
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is the next Chiquita
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Yeah, I already saw those when I posted... that's why I thought it had to be astroturfing...
I suppose it's possible there are some people who dislike iPhone but to have them suddenly converge on a random article that happen to be about Microsoft putting gag order on any mention of iPhone? Seems too convenient... |
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Yeah, and the standard anonymous internet Apple bashing technique of "I'm a big old Mac head, so I certainly have credibly when I say Apple product x sucks."
And of course for comments on an article about the MacBook Pro, the same people can say "I love my iPhone, but Apple's computers are ridiculously overpriced and underpowered." That which doesn't kill you weakens you slightly and makes you less able to cope until you're completely incapacitated |
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I hate to nitpick and possibly derail the thread, but I have a hard time letting this one go.
When you’re startled by something, you’re taken aback by it. When you’re reminded of something from your past, you’re taken back to that time. Just FYI I'm not Microsoft's biggest fan, but it seems odd even to me that they'd go so far as to ask/tell someone not to even mention a competitor's product. Microsoft doesn't even make a phone (yet.) I'm not saying it didn't happen, it just seems really out of the ordinary. Way to discourage healthy competition, Microsoft. Come waste your time with me |
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Not even remotely surprising IMHO. If the Market share battle had started four or five years ago, Apple would be kicking their ass all over the place. The only saving grace for MS is they had a 15 year lead / entrenchment. But now Apple's ecosystem of products has changed the game and convinced a lot of converts, as well as first time buyers. Happy Holidays Ballmer... you douche.
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@ DMBand0026 thanks and "fixed" I should have caught that.
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Analyst: Microsoft "Losing the Fight for Consumers"
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Depends on how you do things too.
If you arrive at the Microsoft event with a 8 feet square Apple sign and yelling how great Apple is... But I guess that's not the way it happened. Dave Mustaine :"God created whammy bars for people who don't know how to solo." |
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@pscates I saw that and thought it was rather witty no need to delete it, I wasn't gonna start anything, but it you better duck when I see you!
And thanks everyone for proofing my post, AN is a much more grammatically correct place now. |
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Yeah, it might've been witty. But not really necessary in the big scheme of things. I was just being silly. |
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That's why I didn't hit you
dmegatool, I get what you're saying. I can understand wanting to discourage people being zealous in that way about another company's product, but it seems like the guy was just giving a positive review of it. It's not like he was there to sell the thing. I just don't get this at all. Microsoft is really as backward as I think they are if they don't even allow discussion of competitor's products at their events. Come waste your time with me |
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Former Exec laments "Microsoft's Creative Destruction'
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Formerly Roboman, still
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I've long considered Microsoft a dream rebranding assignment but at their core they're beyond saving. They have a massive cultural problem that the above article only begins to touch on. They've lost the phone, which all but guarantees the loss of the future consumer market. They'll move into enterprise, with mixed success. They're essentially the new IBM, only without the pretty ads.
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