What if Microsoft had picked a different Chief Software Archiect?

Doubtful - IBM is going the wrong direction: IBM's products are still orientated for development on their large z/OS and VM\Linux systems - good solid systems but expensive.

If Booch was the MS architect he might have steered MS from a personal desktop company to a corporate computer company - the wrong direction (in my mind)

I think MS should have moved from the desktop philosophy towards web functionality several years ago. Vista should have been an integrated desktop<->web system.

I was encouraged by Ballmer's ""developers, developers, developers"" cry assuming this meant massive, free and open support for developers - but windows development still remains expensive and complicated.

Anyway - all conjecture (and they never asked me anyway).

I wish i knew things so black\white; good\bad as our ""irrelevant! Microsoft has never produced an original product.""; Posted by: bcarpent1228@... Posted on: 05/27/08 (Edited: 05/27/2008 @ 06:07) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

Reply to Story Reply to Message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

two different people xuniL_z | 05/27/08

irrelevant Linux Geek | 05/27/08

irrelevant xuniL_z | 05/27/08

The bigger question klumper | 05/27/08

irrelevant! jorjitop | 05/27/08

M$ and Mickey Ds chinese.bookie | 05/29/08

Dear Steve Ballmer chinese.bookie | 05/29/08

Dear Steve Jobs xuniL_z | 05/30/08

Dear Richard Stallman, xuniL_z | 05/30/08

They have one? Richard Flude | 05/27/08

What Do CSAs Do? amywohl | 05/28/08

What do you think?

Smart Tech Expert advice on innovations in healthcare and the green technologies that make it happen. Find out more
Smart Business Discussion and advice on management issues that revolve around making your world smarter and more useful. More Smart Advice
Smart People The best and worst moves in the management and strategy trenches. Learn More