Munir Umrani asks "where is Mini?"
Heh, I bet someone got him an Xbox! 
But, tonight I was talking with Steve Gillmor and told him I was thinking of taking some time off. I've been thinking about this for a couple of weeks now but I wanted to do it with some thought first.
Along these lines Udo Schroeter wonders whether we are just ganging up on people and is that a good "conversation?"
That's what Steve Gillmor and I talked about too.
I'm gonna take some time off, think more about what I want to do as a blogger, as an employee, as a husband, as a father, and come back fresh.
Translation: I gotta play some Xbox! 
(Thanks to Chris Pirillo, I didn't know he was gonna video me at brunch today).
I also have a bunch of Channel 9 tasks to do too, I'm way behind there too.
It's possible that I'll take two weeks off cause my son will be here next week and I wanna spend some time with him.
Take care of the place while I'm gone.
But, it sure got your goat. What, do you work for Sony?
Doncha have a new line? Not everyone that demands hard stats and real evidence (say like any random Amazon CTO) is working for the competition. Not everyone who disagrees is ‘out to get you’. In this play-acting game of Microsoftish blog-info snipplets and people-person smug marketing, sometimes you are just plain wrong, and fluffy.
In case you been missing what’s been up….
Eur-eeeeek-ster.com….Samsung Origami Demo Crashes bigtime….Lucent Technologies patent lawsuit could stop Xbox 360 and Xbox 360 sales return to dismal in Japan….MS Patch Day: 10 Flaws Fixed in Monster IE Update, but yet “causing Internet Explorer lock-ups, Windows hangs and system crashes” and Security Researcher is calling Microsoft’s latest patch bulletin “misleading” and IE patch breaks Siebel client…Dow Exec to be new juggling Accounting guru (forget the stock price boosting however)….Gartner says half of corp. desktops won’t run Vista, a kick into the OEM with-hardware-upgrade-cycle anew (and Vista kills eye-candy for wArEZ kiDDieZ)…Forrester Research says Microsoft mistrust so high, that Apple could double….Cold to lukewarm reception for new Windows Live offerings say analysts….Microsoft pulls “not ready” Windows Vista guide….
Good time for a break, all hell breaking loose, but wait…that’s just the day to day at Redmond…
But, it sure got your goat. What, do you work for Sony?
Doncha have a new line? Not everyone that demands hard stats and real evidence (say like any random Amazon CTO) is working for the competition. Not everyone who disagrees is ‘out to get you’. In this play-acting game of Microsoftish blog-info snipplets and people-person smug marketing, sometimes you are just plain wrong, and fluffy.
In case you been missing what’s been up….
Eur-eeeeek-ster.com….Samsung Origami Demo Crashes bigtime….Lucent Technologies patent lawsuit could stop Xbox 360 and Xbox 360 sales return to dismal in Japan….MS Patch Day: 10 Flaws Fixed in Monster IE Update, but yet “causing Internet Explorer lock-ups, Windows hangs and system crashes” and Security Researcher is calling Microsoft’s latest patch bulletin “misleading” and IE patch breaks Siebel client…Dow Exec to be new juggling Accounting guru (forget the stock price boosting however)….Gartner says half of corp. desktops won’t run Vista, a kick into the OEM with-hardware-upgrade-cycle anew (and Vista kills eye-candy for wArEZ kiDDieZ)…Forrester Research says Microsoft mistrust so high, that Apple could double….Cold to lukewarm reception for new Windows Live offerings say analysts….Microsoft pulls “not ready” Windows Vista guide….
Good time for a break, all hell breaking loose, but wait…that’s just the day to day at Redmond…
Games are not only pleasure but are very useful for brains.
Games are not only pleasure but are very useful for brains.
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You left out “Linux community distrusts port25″
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/58360/index.html
In the wake of Microsoft launching their Port 25 blog in an effort to open the lines of communication with the Free and Open Source Software Community, a long line of FOSS proponents have voiced loud and clear their fears, doubts, and outright opposition. Indeed, one poster suggested that “there is nothing to discuss”. And he has a point. Until Microsoft ceases their anti-competitive behavior, until they cease their attacks on the freedoms of users, until they cease their blatant lies about the FOSS community, its software and licenses, there can be no discussion that will lead to any understanding.
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Then there’s the guy who found that its straightforward to throw together a media-pc experience with off the shelf parts and a mac mini.
http://homepage.mac.com/chamady/MacMiniReview/
Its kind of cool how Apple’s innovation allows users to do some innovation of their own.
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Then there’s the Forrester Research study that shows the most affluent Windows users are fed up and don’t trust the company.
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=14381
“”Microsoft faces big consumer defection risk: One measure of consumer dissatisfaction with Microsoft is seen in the 5.4 million households that gave it a brand trust of 1 (distrust a lot) or 2 (distrust a bit),” the report said.
“Compared with all Microsoft users, these at-risk users have higher income, are much more likely to be male and are bigger online spenders. These households know they run Microsoft software but would be just as happy to leave it behind – if they could. Apple could double its PC share by winning Microsoft’s at-risk customers.”
The demographic of Microsoft’s at-risk customers fits well with Apple’s user base, which Forrester describes as “affluent, optimistic about technology and brand aware.”
The study period took place before Apple introduced Boot Camp. which lets Intel Mac users install Windows XP on their machines, enabling them to boot up in either OS.”
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And then there’s
Microsoft Corp. has warned that if South Korean regulators order it to remove code or redesign Windows as part of an ongoing unfair competition investigation, it could pull the operating system from the market or delay the introduction of new versions.
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I’d stay on vacation too.
@53
You left out “Linux community distrusts port25″
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/58360/index.html
In the wake of Microsoft launching their Port 25 blog in an effort to open the lines of communication with the Free and Open Source Software Community, a long line of FOSS proponents have voiced loud and clear their fears, doubts, and outright opposition. Indeed, one poster suggested that “there is nothing to discuss”. And he has a point. Until Microsoft ceases their anti-competitive behavior, until they cease their attacks on the freedoms of users, until they cease their blatant lies about the FOSS community, its software and licenses, there can be no discussion that will lead to any understanding.
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Then there’s the guy who found that its straightforward to throw together a media-pc experience with off the shelf parts and a mac mini.
http://homepage.mac.com/chamady/MacMiniReview/
Its kind of cool how Apple’s innovation allows users to do some innovation of their own.
——-
Then there’s the Forrester Research study that shows the most affluent Windows users are fed up and don’t trust the company.
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=14381
“”Microsoft faces big consumer defection risk: One measure of consumer dissatisfaction with Microsoft is seen in the 5.4 million households that gave it a brand trust of 1 (distrust a lot) or 2 (distrust a bit),” the report said.
“Compared with all Microsoft users, these at-risk users have higher income, are much more likely to be male and are bigger online spenders. These households know they run Microsoft software but would be just as happy to leave it behind – if they could. Apple could double its PC share by winning Microsoft’s at-risk customers.”
The demographic of Microsoft’s at-risk customers fits well with Apple’s user base, which Forrester describes as “affluent, optimistic about technology and brand aware.”
The study period took place before Apple introduced Boot Camp. which lets Intel Mac users install Windows XP on their machines, enabling them to boot up in either OS.”
———
And then there’s
Microsoft Corp. has warned that if South Korean regulators order it to remove code or redesign Windows as part of an ongoing unfair competition investigation, it could pull the operating system from the market or delay the introduction of new versions.
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I’d stay on vacation too.
Christopher: Gartner didn’t say that. Stop misrepresenting them. Go back again. Gartner said that half of all corporate desktops won’t run SOME features in Windows Vista. That doesn’t mean it won’t run.
The rest of your post is just about as balanced as well. But, life goes on in the big city.
Christopher: Gartner didn’t say that. Stop misrepresenting them. Go back again. Gartner said that half of all corporate desktops won’t run SOME features in Windows Vista. That doesn’t mean it won’t run.
The rest of your post is just about as balanced as well. But, life goes on in the big city.
Holy crap, there is way too much anti-Microsoft crap in these comments to sort through. I just have few final thoughts.
#1. It’s a blog, it’s Scoble personal observations. If you want official news from Microsoft, try http://www.microsoft.com
#2. How much does the demand for XBox 360s really matter? Microsoft is making more, and they’re still selling out. Scoble doesn’t have any data to support his claim and you don’t have any data to deny it.
#3. “Linux community distrusts Port25″ REALLY!?! HOLY CRAP open source people don’t trust Microsoft. This is some major news. Let’s blame Microsoft for trying. Next thing you know, Microsoft will release a free IDE, or a new browser with better CSS support and security, or possibly even start a conference to better connect with the web developer community. They are so evil.
Holy crap, there is way too much anti-Microsoft crap in these comments to sort through. I just have few final thoughts.
#1. It’s a blog, it’s Scoble personal observations. If you want official news from Microsoft, try http://www.microsoft.com
#2. How much does the demand for XBox 360s really matter? Microsoft is making more, and they’re still selling out. Scoble doesn’t have any data to support his claim and you don’t have any data to deny it.
#3. “Linux community distrusts Port25″ REALLY!?! HOLY CRAP open source people don’t trust Microsoft. This is some major news. Let’s blame Microsoft for trying. Next thing you know, Microsoft will release a free IDE, or a new browser with better CSS support and security, or possibly even start a conference to better connect with the web developer community. They are so evil.
[...] Robert Scoble just posted a long essay on his blog titled How Microsoft can shut down Mini-Microsoft. It seems like his two week blog break did him the world of good. The essay details ways in which Microsoft can improve itself and includes the following. [...]
[...] Robert Scoble just posted a long essay on his blog titled How Microsoft can shut down Mini-Microsoft. It seems like his two week blog break did him the world of good. The essay details ways in which Microsoft can improve itself and includes the following. [...]
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