microsoft employee

A Microsoft Veteran Embraces Open Source

Topix - Linux  Mon, 12/01/2008 - 14:30

John Markoff writes about an ex-Microsoft employee who has written a book about open source, what most Microsoft employees consider more evil than Satan, why it's the future of software and why Microsoft is ...


 

Does anybody still develop Windows applications? Or, the program...

Topix - Unix  Fri, 07/25/2008 - 16:18

Steve Ballmer has recently sent a memo to every Microsoft employee. Ballmer's memo leaked really quickly .


 

Theory: Why EMC Gave VMWare to Microsoft (Employee)

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Wed, 07/09/2008 - 05:41

Diane Greene thrown out just a week or so after EMC became Microsoft's Partner of the Year


 

GMOME, OpenLogic, and the Microsoft Connection

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Mon, 07/07/2008 - 15:07

OpenLogic is said to be headed by a former Microsoft employee, too. Need anyone reopen that can of worms that is GNOME’s attitude towards OOXML?

Miguel de Icaza was the President of GNOME until last year and it’s very clear how he feels about his colleagues at Redmond.


 

Microsoft employee lists reasons why to use Linux

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Sat, 04/12/2008 - 09:52

A Microsoft.com page from 2004 that explains "new" features in Windows XP. From the article: "Over time, computers get slower for a variety of reasons: files become disorganized, unnecessary software consumes resources, unused network drives slow startup, or too many programs automatically run at startup." - Tony Northrup (Windows XP Expert Zone)