How many Microsoft employees does it take to change a lightbulb?

#1

Post by chaostheory » Fri, Nov 09, 2007, 5:30 AM UTC

Useful insight, though I found this quote to be... interesting: "At Microsoft we try very, very hard to not release half-baked software."

Then again they do have a much harder task than Apple.

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Re: How many Microsoft employees does it take to change a lightbulb?

#2

Post by chaostheory » Fri, Nov 09, 2007, 5:33 AM UTC

Useful insight, though I found this quote to be... interesting: "At Microsoft we try very, very hard to not release half-baked software."

Re: How many Microsoft employees does it take to change a lightbulb?

#3

Post by gibsonf1 » Fri, Nov 09, 2007, 6:12 AM UTC

chaostheory wrote: post #2

Useful insight, though I found this quote to be... interesting: "At Microsoft we try very, very hard to not release half-baked software."

Trying is very different than actually delivering.

Re: How many Microsoft employees does it take to change a lightbulb?

#4

Post by chaostheory » Fri, Nov 09, 2007, 6:33 AM UTC

gibsonf1 wrote: post #3

chaostheory wrote: post #2

Useful insight, though I found this quote to be... interesting: "At Microsoft we try very, very hard to not release half-baked software."

Trying is very different than actually delivering.

well to be fair they do have a much harder job (at least for one organization to do) than Apple...

developing software for a seemingly infinite combos of ever changing pc components can't be easy

(i forgot to add this to my 1st post)

Re: How many Microsoft employees does it take to change a lightbulb?

#5

Post by samwise » Fri, Nov 09, 2007, 7:55 AM UTC

it's takes 0 employees, they use outsourced robots.

Re: How many Microsoft employees does it take to change a lightbulb?

#6

Post by johnarama » Fri, Nov 09, 2007, 3:54 PM UTC

samwise wrote: post #5

it's takes 0 employees, they use outsourced robots.

Actually, it probably actually takes one MSFT employee to do it, the maintenance guy who's responsible for that particular building! Maybe the exec that just got fired will be that guy soon!!

John http://www.gigatribe.com