For people who say Microsoft can't get a clue, one peek at
Mini's blog will show otherwise.
For the uninitiated, Mini-Msft is a Microsoft employee who has been blogging anonymously about Microsoft's ails since July 2004.
Microsoft has tolerated Mini's rants, and to a limited degree, even reacted to some of the comments there. And with the recent revamp of its performance review system, Mini has decided to step back for a while:
Quote:
A stark realization came to me when the review performance model changed. The dreaded trended 3.0 is finally gone! Finally. Gone. Why wasn't I shaking my boo-tay and dancing around like Tony Manero? Amidst all of the great changes and the cheering, my heart felt heavy. Something's not right, and I don't feel right with myself. And that means to me that I've got to hit the breaks and engage in some deep reflection. Victory as cheery as a wake? No, something's wrong. I've got a few clues, and none of them make me feel proud of myself.
Back in 2004, I took a lot of time to plan and think before I started putting up the first few posts. And now I assess myself to be at a crossroads. Time for Mini-Microsoft 2.0? Or to do something else, and let the bits here cool off and fade from attention? The 2.0 road isn't going to happen overnight - more like six months if it's going to hit the ground running like the first time I started this up. Another consideration, as I stand at these crossroads and hope that Mr. Willie Brown's deal maker doesn't show up, is that great changes are indeed afoot at Microsoft. And these changes are going to take time to grow and I'm not going to poke them with a sharp stick until they've had their chance to prove themselves.
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Complete blog entry
here.
MTC Take:
You'll have to admire Mini-Msft for his tenacity. Lesser souls would have just thrown in the towel once they've put in their time in Microsoft and padded their resumes accordingly.
As somebody who uses both OSs effectively, I really do hope Microsoft gets its act together. Besides, with MacTels running Windows, in our book, the desktop OS wars is a moot issue.
Now that they run on the same platform and MS is prevented from exercising its monopolistic advantage, the best OS will eventually win.
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