Posts Tagged ‘corporations’

proprietary pomposity

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Why is it I can’t resist the urge to alliterate? Ridiculous.

Microsoft is impressively stupid. Back in the day they were kicking ass and taking names. Everyone had to be on a MS platform to do anything. Then Apple started gaining market share and MS shat a few mouse trails. (Launched an error-laden OS; spent millions on un-aired ads.)

As I sling interweb code for a living (theoretically) my relations with MS have been more uncomfortable. Their browser (set as default and installed with their OSs) is terrible. It’s a one-legged, fat guy trying to keep up in a pick-up game of 3-on-3 with off-season NBA rookies. (more…)

marketing over productivity

Monday, October 20th, 2008

or: get a microsoft.

… is the Apple advertisement that just started running. I saw it twice over the weekend. It’s like watching an infant bleed to death (sorry, I’m trying to censor myself; the real vision is much worse and, for some reason, involves alagorious farm animals). (more…)