Comments on: Lack of Internal Talks at Microsoft, Google http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:55:36 -0800 hourly 1 By: Hiper | Zune e Vista não casam http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-2283940 Hiper | Zune e Vista não casam Thu, 08 May 2008 21:22:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-2283940 [...] no TechCrunch e Slashdot a informação de que o Zune não é compatível com o novo Windows Vista. Como foi dito [...] [...] no TechCrunch e Slashdot a informação de que o Zune não é compatível com o novo Windows Vista. Como foi dito [...]

]]> By: Director of Common Sense - Nagel Family Website http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1616585 Director of Common Sense - Nagel Family Website Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:20:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-1616585 [...] first complained about various Google services exporting to Excel, which I then have to import into Google Docs. [...] [...] first complained about various Google services exporting to Excel, which I then have to import into Google Docs. [...]

]]> By: Terry http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-905918 Terry Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:08:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-905918 Mark: What do you mean it works "GREAT"?! Stop bullshitting. There is enough proof of Vista being a crappy OS. Take a look at this eWeek article for example: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2062318,00.asp Mark: What do you mean it works “GREAT”?! Stop bullshitting. There is enough proof of Vista being a crappy OS.

Take a look at this eWeek article for example:

http://www.ewee...,2062318,00.asp

]]> By: Merry Microsoft Christmas, Oracle and IBM! http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-681729 Merry Microsoft Christmas, Oracle and IBM! Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:30:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-681729 [...] Last month I commented on the lack of internal talks at Microsoft, discussing how their Zune device isn’t compatible with Vista — TechCrunch commenters felt this didn’t matter, considering the consumer release of Vista was months away and that “Microsoft probably does not give a sh*t that some twelve year old cannot use Zune on his pirated copy of Vista yet.” Fair enough. But Vista not working with their corporate database product, SQL Server? That’s not smart for a company trying to grab their piece of the $14 billion database pie. [...] [...] Last month I commented on the lack of internal talks at Microsoft, discussing how their Zune device isn’t compatible with Vista — TechCrunch commenters felt this didn’t matter, considering the consumer release of Vista was months away and that “Microsoft probably does not give a sh*t that some twelve year old cannot use Zune on his pirated copy of Vista yet.” Fair enough. But Vista not working with their corporate database product, SQL Server? That’s not smart for a company trying to grab their piece of the $14 billion database pie. [...]

]]> By: Merry Microsoft Christmas, Oracle and IBM! at Swiss Podcast Directory and Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-537481 Merry Microsoft Christmas, Oracle and IBM! at Swiss Podcast Directory and Blog Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:46:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-537481 [...] Last month I commented on the lack of internal talks at Microsoft, discussing how their Zune device isn’t compatible with Vista — TechCrunch commenters felt this didn’t matter, considering the consumer release of Vista was months away and that “Microsoft probably does not give a sh*t that some twelve year old cannot use Zune on his pirated copy of Vista yet.” Fair enough. But Vista not working with their corporate database product, SQL Server? That’s not smart for a company trying to grab their piece of the $14 billion database pie. [...] [...] Last month I commented on the lack of internal talks at Microsoft, discussing how their Zune device isn’t compatible with Vista — TechCrunch commenters felt this didn’t matter, considering the consumer release of Vista was months away and that “Microsoft probably does not give a sh*t that some twelve year old cannot use Zune on his pirated copy of Vista yet.” Fair enough. But Vista not working with their corporate database product, SQL Server? That’s not smart for a company trying to grab their piece of the $14 billion database pie. [...]

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Merry Microsoft Christmas, Oracle and IBM! http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-537385 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Merry Microsoft Christmas, Oracle and IBM! Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:22:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-537385 [...] Last month I commented on the lack of internal talks at Microsoft, discussing how their Zune device isn’t compatible with Vista — TechCrunch commenters felt this didn’t matter, considering the consumer release of Vista was months away and that “Microsoft probably does not give a sh*t that some twelve year old cannot use Zune on his pirated copy of Vista yet.” Fair enough. But Vista not working with their corporate database product, SQL Server? That’s not smart for a company trying to grab their piece of the $14 billion database pie. [...] [...] Last month I commented on the lack of internal talks at Microsoft, discussing how their Zune device isn’t compatible with Vista — TechCrunch commenters felt this didn’t matter, considering the consumer release of Vista was months away and that “Microsoft probably does not give a sh*t that some twelve year old cannot use Zune on his pirated copy of Vista yet.” Fair enough. But Vista not working with their corporate database product, SQL Server? That’s not smart for a company trying to grab their piece of the $14 billion database pie. [...]

]]> By: Mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-406529 Mark Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:59:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-406529 Do you seriously think that it won't work with Vista? Is TechCrunch so anti-MSFT that you wouldn't give the benefit of the doubt? It works. Trust me - I have one, I have Vista, it works GREAT. By the time you can actually buy and install Vista the support will be there. Don't believe the hype. Do you seriously think that it won’t work with Vista? Is TechCrunch so anti-MSFT that you wouldn’t give the benefit of the doubt?

It works. Trust me – I have one, I have Vista, it works GREAT.

By the time you can actually buy and install Vista the support will be there.

Don’t believe the hype.

]]> By: Ken http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-405341 Ken Fri, 17 Nov 2006 19:41:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-405341 Your point on Google focused on technical integration, but I think the real business potential will appear when Google gets their marketing act together and actually convinces, helps and motivates users to use the multitude of features they offer. It's still too techie-focused. Personally, I think that's a bigger potential than the YouTube acquisition: http://kbhayes.com/blog/2006/10/06/real-google-story-drowned-out-by-youtube-rumors/ Your point on Google focused on technical integration, but I think the real business potential will appear when Google gets their marketing act together and actually convinces, helps and motivates users to use the multitude of features they offer. It’s still too techie-focused.

Personally, I think that’s a bigger potential than the YouTube acquisition:
http://kbhayes....youtube-rumors/

]]> By: Dare http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-399384 Dare Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:20:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-399384 I knew I smelled something rotten when I read the words "fumbling to communicate" and "obvious lack of conversations internally". And sure enough, Jonathan Betz put the lie to that idea in his blog entry about the relationship between the Google AsWords and Spreadsheet teams. You know, Michael, I must admit that I am constantly awestruck by the size and shape of the things that you regularly pull out of your backside. Veritably, yours is an Ass 2.0. I knew I smelled something rotten when I read the words “fumbling to communicate” and “obvious lack of conversations internally”. And sure enough, Jonathan Betz put the lie to that idea in his blog entry about the relationship between the Google AsWords and Spreadsheet teams.

You know, Michael, I must admit that I am constantly awestruck by the size and shape of the things that you regularly pull out of your backside. Veritably, yours is an Ass 2.0.

]]> By: Thomas Mango http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-399360 Thomas Mango Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:12:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-399360 Too bad you neglect to mention that Google has started integrated products very nicely. You mention that you can't open a .doc file from Gmail in Google Docs, but what you didn't mention is that recently they added the ability to open an .xls file in Google Docs. Oh, that's right, you only say that Google Docs is formally Writely. You are wrong. Google had Writely and Google Spreadsheets, but combined the two into Google Docs. See? Integration. It is only natural that viewing a .doc in Google Docs, just like you are currently able to view a .xls in Google Docs is on the way. So how about you cut the crap and report the whole story and not just the things that actually fit with your damn article? Too bad you neglect to mention that Google has started integrated products very nicely. You mention that you can’t open a .doc file from Gmail in Google Docs, but what you didn’t mention is that recently they added the ability to open an .xls file in Google Docs. Oh, that’s right, you only say that Google Docs is formally Writely. You are wrong. Google had Writely and Google Spreadsheets, but combined the two into Google Docs. See? Integration. It is only natural that viewing a .doc in Google Docs, just like you are currently able to view a .xls in Google Docs is on the way. So how about you cut the crap and report the whole story and not just the things that actually fit with your damn article?

]]> By: Justin http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-399169 Justin Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:16:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-399169 Sounds like Microsoft needs a team of consultants to come in and do a little restructuring! Sounds like Microsoft needs a team of consultants to come in and do a little restructuring!

]]> By: Zune e Vista não casam at Hiper - Blog da Comunicação Digital http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-398976 Zune e Vista não casam at Hiper - Blog da Comunicação Digital Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:23:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-398976 [...] Publicado no TechCrunch e Slashdot a informação de que o Zune não é compatível com o novo Windows Vista. Como foi dito no TechCrunch é incrível como uma falha como esta ocorre em uma organização. [...] [...] Publicado no TechCrunch e Slashdot a informação de que o Zune não é compatível com o novo Windows Vista. Como foi dito no TechCrunch é incrível como uma falha como esta ocorre em uma organização. [...]

]]> By: Mr. Pink http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-398853 Mr. Pink Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:45:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-398853 "Singing the Zune tune" will become a euphemism lack of planning and foresight. Zune is today's Edsel. “Singing the Zune tune” will become a euphemism lack of planning and foresight.

Zune is today’s Edsel.

]]> By: » Zune’nın Vista ile uyumsuzluğu » blog Archive Ogo http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-398270 » Zune’nın Vista ile uyumsuzluğu » blog Archive Ogo Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:29:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-398270 [...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Lack of Internal Talks at Microsoft, Google Posted by moguzk Filed in General, web, türkçe+ogo, technology [...] [...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Lack of Internal Talks at Microsoft, Google Posted by moguzk Filed in General, web, türkçe+ogo, technology [...]

]]> By: kenny http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-398261 kenny Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:20:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-398261 [...] oh, and apparently Zune is currently incompatible w/ Vista, as seen through these posts.  now that’s just beyond hilarious. http://www.flx-tech.net/2006/11/zune_on_early_sale_at_bestbuy_1.html http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/ http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=104 Filed under: music, tech, WTF?, haha   |   [...] [...] oh, and apparently Zune is currently incompatible w/ Vista, as seen through these posts.  now that’s just beyond hilarious. http://www.flx-..._bestbuy_1.html http://www.tech...crosoft-google/ http://blogs.zd...icrosoft/?p=104 Filed under: music, tech, WTF?, haha   |   [...]

]]> By: Drama 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-397593 Drama 2.0 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:24:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-397593 There's an obvious answer to this problem. These companies need to set up internal social networks. Imagine how effective internal communication would be and how much the company culture would be reinforced. Or maybe not: - You're not allowed to join the "Pre-IPO Stock Options" group. - The cute new girl in marketing who just got hired last week has 550 friends, including all of the executive management team members, while you, the 28 year-old bald guy with glasses that does releases at 3 am, has 2, and one of those is GoogleBot, the Tom of GSpace. - Bill Gates, who is the Tom of MicroSpace, posts drunken party pictures from a weekend kegger with Warren Buffet and sends a message to everybody saying "Sayonara b*tches!" - GFeeds indicate that Melissa Mayer and Larry Page are in a relationship but Melissa keeps poking you and sending messages asking if you'd like to get together for one of her "quickie" meetings regarding a new product called GSpot. - Steve Ballmer invites you to the "F*CK GOOGLE!" group everyday at 3 am. - The janitor that joined the company in 1989 continually posts pictures of his Lamborghini and 19 year old Swedish model wife while you write code for 16 hours a day and only make enough to afford an Audi and a mail order bride. - Sergey Brin leaves comments on the profile page of your boss thanking him for the great job he's doing and inviting him for a trip on the Google Party Plane even though he's an incompetent fool and you're always saving him, including that time he almost publicly released 500,000 search records and confidential internal data about those pesky "invalid clicks." - Ray Ozzie bans you from the "Vista Bugs" message board for "excessive posts." - Larry Ellison infiltrates GSpace and sends a spam to everybody reminding them that Google is a one-trick pony and Eric Schmidt responds by calling him a "terrible, terrible crazy idiot nurderer." There’s an obvious answer to this problem. These companies need to set up internal social networks. Imagine how effective internal communication would be and how much the company culture would be reinforced.

Or maybe not:

- You’re not allowed to join the “Pre-IPO Stock Options” group.
- The cute new girl in marketing who just got hired last week has 550 friends, including all of the executive management team members, while you, the 28 year-old bald guy with glasses that does releases at 3 am, has 2, and one of those is GoogleBot, the Tom of GSpace.
- Bill Gates, who is the Tom of MicroSpace, posts drunken party pictures from a weekend kegger with Warren Buffet and sends a message to everybody saying “Sayonara b*tches!”
- GFeeds indicate that Melissa Mayer and Larry Page are in a relationship but Melissa keeps poking you and sending messages asking if you’d like to get together for one of her “quickie” meetings regarding a new product called GSpot.
- Steve Ballmer invites you to the “F*CK GOOGLE!” group everyday at 3 am.
- The janitor that joined the company in 1989 continually posts pictures of his Lamborghini and 19 year old Swedish model wife while you write code for 16 hours a day and only make enough to afford an Audi and a mail order bride.
- Sergey Brin leaves comments on the profile page of your boss thanking him for the great job he’s doing and inviting him for a trip on the Google Party Plane even though he’s an incompetent fool and you’re always saving him, including that time he almost publicly released 500,000 search records and confidential internal data about those pesky “invalid clicks.”
- Ray Ozzie bans you from the “Vista Bugs” message board for “excessive posts.”
- Larry Ellison infiltrates GSpace and sends a spam to everybody reminding them that Google is a one-trick pony and Eric Schmidt responds by calling him a “terrible, terrible crazy idiot nurderer.”

]]> By: Chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-397274 Chris Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:07:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-397274 As mentioned earlier, GMail has the "Open in Google Spreadsheets" link for .xls attachments. Oddly enough, there's also a feature for Word attachments, but done completely different. Google Docs gives you a unique address you can forward your attachments to (Click Upload...), and it automatically gets sucked into your Google Docs repository. But it only works for docs, not spreadsheets. Maybe it's another one of those miscommunications, or maybe they're seeing which one works better. Personally, I don't give a hoot. As mentioned earlier, GMail has the “Open in Google Spreadsheets” link for .xls attachments. Oddly enough, there’s also a feature for Word attachments, but done completely different. Google Docs gives you a unique address you can forward your attachments to (Click Upload…), and it automatically gets sucked into your Google Docs repository. But it only works for docs, not spreadsheets. Maybe it’s another one of those miscommunications, or maybe they’re seeing which one works better. Personally, I don’t give a hoot.

]]> By: Rick http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-397215 Rick Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:46:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-397215 I don't understand how Google's "20% time" is leading to failures in internal communications. Care to elaborate? I don’t understand how Google’s “20% time” is leading to failures in internal communications. Care to elaborate?

]]> By: iBlog uBlog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-397001 iBlog uBlog Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:04:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-397001 <strong>Big Company Blues...</strong> Eventually it always happens. That nimble little company that has seen some wild success starts to grow and mature. Unfortunately, their company complexion generally seems to suffer just as much as it would for a hapless teen. A recent post at Techcrun... Big Company Blues…

Eventually it always happens. That nimble little company that has seen some wild success starts to grow and mature. Unfortunately, their company complexion generally seems to suffer just as much as it would for a hapless teen. A recent post at Techcrun…

]]> By: Savvy? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-396756 Savvy? Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:53:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-396756 I am not able to understand this point on Zune compatibility on Vista. By the time Zune software was made, vista would have been on Betas and it is still due to come in to hands of consumer. Are we expecting too much from Beta products? How many Vista installations are there in this end user world as of now? And why on this earth, Zune or some other software should be releasing software which is not well tested on the final release of Vista? I am not able to understand this point on Zune compatibility on Vista. By the time Zune software was made, vista would have been on Betas and it is still due to come in to hands of consumer.

Are we expecting too much from Beta products? How many Vista installations are there in this end user world as of now? And why on this earth, Zune or some other software should be releasing software which is not well tested on the final release of Vista?

]]> By: ABCota http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-396522 ABCota Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:14:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-396522 By a show of hands, how many people were waiting for Vista before getting a Zune? Yeah, that's what I thought. Steve, your ignorance of software development is showing. It's not. This is not news, and in fact fairly common within MS. Has MS said it won't EVER support Zune running on Vista? Is Vista available today like Zune is? Who's to say support for Zune on Vista won't be there when Vista is widely available. Seriously, this is NOT a story. By a show of hands, how many people were waiting for Vista before getting a Zune? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Steve, your ignorance of software development is showing. It’s not. This is not news, and in fact fairly common within MS. Has MS said it won’t EVER support Zune running on Vista? Is Vista available today like Zune is? Who’s to say support for Zune on Vista won’t be there when Vista is widely available. Seriously, this is NOT a story.

]]> By: Madison Guy http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-396314 Madison Guy Thu, 16 Nov 2006 04:33:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-396314 Is disconnect really the word? Or is it "Zuny Tunes"? Fine print written by nitwits undermines Microsoft's wannabe iPod-killer. The name is just one small part of the problem. The words iPod and iTunes are variations of recognizable words that point to real things. What's a Zune? What does it point to? Nothing. Plus, it rhymes with all kinds of things Microsoft probably doesn't want to rhyme with, including their competitor's dominant and highly successful music marketplace. Not smart. Downright Zuny (sorry). And that's without mentioning screwy MS "points" ordering system or shared songs that evaporate after 3 days or not being able to use Zune as a hard drive. Huh? http://letterfromhere.blogspot.com/2006/11/zuny-tunes-fine-print-written-by.html Is disconnect really the word? Or is it “Zuny Tunes”?

Fine print written by nitwits undermines Microsoft’s wannabe iPod-killer. The name is just one small part of the problem. The words iPod and iTunes are variations of recognizable words that point to real things. What’s a Zune? What does it point to? Nothing. Plus, it rhymes with all kinds of things Microsoft probably doesn’t want to rhyme with, including their competitor’s dominant and highly successful music marketplace. Not smart. Downright Zuny (sorry). And that’s without mentioning screwy MS “points” ordering system or shared songs that evaporate after 3 days or not being able to use Zune as a hard drive. Huh?

http://letterfr...written-by.html

]]> By: Jonathan Betz http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-396237 Jonathan Betz Thu, 16 Nov 2006 04:16:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-396237 Haha -- I don't know about MSFT, but the part about Google is completely off the mark. I'm one of the Tech Leads on AdWords reporting -- to really understand why we're not integrated with Google Spreadsheets yet, see my blog post: http://jonathanbetz.blogspot.com/2006/11/google-culture-can-not-be-diagnosed.html Haha — I don’t know about MSFT, but the part about Google is completely off the mark. I’m one of the Tech Leads on AdWords reporting — to really understand why we’re not integrated with Google Spreadsheets yet, see my blog post:

http://jonathan...-diagnosed.html

]]> By: Jordan Willms http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-396019 Jordan Willms Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:26:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-396019 The same criticism that plagues Zune right now is the same that happened to the XBOX. It will be incrementally bettered and will get some market share over time. MS knows what it is doing. The funny thing is, I'm sure MS is less than a year away from deploying a branded MS Office for the web. And, they'll have the Office brand to start with. Google 'Docs and Speadsheets'. Please. The same criticism that plagues Zune right now is the same that happened to the XBOX. It will be incrementally bettered and will get some market share over time.

MS knows what it is doing.

The funny thing is, I’m sure MS is less than a year away from deploying a branded MS Office for the web. And, they’ll have the Office brand to start with.

Google ‘Docs and Speadsheets’. Please.

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/comment-page-1/#comment-395952 David Mackey Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:15:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/lack-of-internal-talks-at-microsoft-google/#comment-395952 Excellent points on the lack of integration at Google. I have noticed this for some time and was extremely happy when Sergey Brin made public their intention to face this dilemma. Excellent points on the lack of integration at Google. I have noticed this for some time and was extremely happy when Sergey Brin made public their intention to face this dilemma.

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