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Or, like, it's reintroducing the company to the world. "Now with less evil!"
Sounds like something from Futurama.
Remember, at Microsoft, all buttons retaliate.
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Yeah but we talk about microsoft all the time anyway. Who else is it reaching?
We talk about Microsoft all the time, but rarely is it as positive as this. Bill Gates actually made me laugh.
Why are News.YC submitters/voters so eager to do Microsoft's marketing for them?
First, I think the News.YC crowd is least likely to be swayed by MS' marketing. Second, I don't think this is "doing Microsoft's marketing". You'll probably find a fair number of critical comments too.
Sure, all of them downmodded, which proves his point that HN got invaded by microsoft shills.
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I wouldn't recognise Steve Ballmer if I walked by him on the street. Unless he was begging..
What if he was throwing chairs? Edit: damn, I should refresh before posting...
It's ironic. Just months after a much publicized retirement that emphasized "Microsoft after Gates", Microsoft wants to build some brand. And who do they bring back? Is there Microsoft beyond Gates? More broadly, what does it take for a startup to outlive its founders?
I wouldn't recognise Steve Ballmer if I walked by him on the street. Unless he was begging..
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First, I think the News.YC crowd is least likely to be swayed by MS' marketing. Second, I don't think this is "doing Microsoft's marketing". You'll probably find a fair number of critical comments too.
The comments pro or con are irrelevant; the submission and ranking (currently the #2 story) are my concerns. We're giving free placement to a company that is (1) rich enough to buy our attention, if it needs it; (2) arguably 'dead' as an animating force for our industry (as in PG's 'Microsoft is Dead' essay). Their desperate-but-cutesy ad campaign does not deserve to be our 'news'. Voting up this goofball lowbrow cra…