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Weblog:   Microsoft Mac FUD, Phooey!
Subject:   Here we go again!
Date:   2002-07-20 07:32:27
From:   mindstream
Of course, we are all 100% plugged into the actual contractual agreement under which microsoft put money into this? And of course, even if those criteria aren't being met we expect microsoft to stick with it because...um...because why?


I don't actually take sides in all of this nonsense, but I am tired of those that think microsoft needs to act like the apache group. in many of these instances, this is simply called business. We all make similar decisions, albeit on a much smaller scale, everyday.


If they've pulled a fast one, then I agree that they should pay the consequence. But many seem to argue that the great beast (read Microsoft) has no right to exist or do business for a profit. That's pure bull!
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  • Tim O'Reilly photo Here we go again!
    2002-07-22 18:27:21  Tim O'Reilly | O'Reilly AuthorO'Reilly Blogger [Reply | View]

    No one said that MS has to stick with the Mac market. But it does seem to me that making an announcement on the eve of MacWorld that you're rethinking your support for the platform can't be anything but a calculated attempt to put a stick in Apple's spokes.


    And as I tried to say in my article, I believe that Apple has been baiting Microsoft as well. This is far from one-sided. But it's still ugly, and I would rather see both sides trying to win users. While Apple's "switcher" campaign is a poke at Microsoft, it is a positive marketing statement -- "Choose our product" -- while the Microsoft message is purely negative. "Don't choose their product. Even if our stated lack of committment to the Mac market hurts our Mac products, it will hurt Apple more."

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