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Re: Oops: Microsoft accidentally reveals secret social project

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Post by allwein »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #57
pedalpete wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

can we just call it a sleazy casino, and not let prejudice creep in because it's on native land.

Flying total OT here but how is it prejudice to describe the place that way? "sleazy Indian casino" is obviously a personal opinion of an Indian casino; why does he have to give less information simply because he dislikes the casino? If I say "sleazy American diner" is that prejudice too?

I think he's playing off the fact that some people consider the term "Indian" pejorative for Native Americans.

Re: Oops: Microsoft accidentally reveals secret social project

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Post by Pieces »

Flenser wrote: post #55
CurtHagenlocher wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or creating a windowing UI and calling it Windows?

They named windows before most people knew what a windowing UI was. They're trying to come into an already mature market, they won't be able to create much awareness with a generic brand. Think how it will be referred to on broadcast news which loves quoting what people are saying on social networking sites as it's cheap to produce (and is how most people will first hear of it). "we've been getting lots of reports in…

I wonder if Google eventually wants Google Plus to be recognized as simply "Plus". Goes along with "Wave" and "Buzz".

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Post by robert_nsu »

wladimir wrote: post #36
blankslate wrote: post #33

Everything microsoft attempts is so desperately uncool that the very concept of Microsoft doing social is futile. There is literally no way they could make this work. It's another Ballmer "car crash in slow motion" initiative. /popcorn

And they're again last to the party... they desperately need a Bill Gates again, or at least someone with vision.

It's interesting to hear that. I believe it was Bill Gates' advice that led Ballmer and co. to negotiate a buyout of Skype and comments were made in the same vein then as well.

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

goatforce5 wrote: post #60
pbhjpbhj wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Flying total OT here but how is it prejudice to describe the place that way? "sleazy Indian casino" is obviously a personal opinion of an Indian casino; why does he have to give less information simply because he dislikes the casino? If I say "sleazy American diner" is that prejudice too?

It's "a sleazy Indian (operated) casino" vs. "sleazy American (cuisine) diner". The first is referencing the ethnicity of the casino's operators, the second is referencing the style of the diner and doesn't infer anything about the ethnicity of the owners.

I see the sibling says "Indian" could be considered wrong.

However, again, with you post why is it wrong to say their ethnicity? Incidentally I was plugging for American as being an indicator of ethnicity; there's also a subset issue so for "sleazy American diner" read "sleazy Greek bar" (a bar in Greece, though it could be a bar run by a Greek I guess it doesn't seem to matter).

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Post by Afton »

Jgrubb wrote: post #53

Help me out, fellow pedants. Shouldn't it be either "makes finding what you need and sharing what you know easier than ever" or "find what you need and share what you know _more easily_ than ever"?

No, why?

Also, your first example is ungrammatical, and the second is seems somewhat awkward when it begins (as theirs does) with 'With Tulalip you'.

Re: Oops: Microsoft accidentally reveals secret social project

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Post by jarin »

halo wrote: post #59
Flenser wrote: post #49

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at least live.com was a distinct brand. Having the domain social.com is like inventing a new vacuum cleaner and calling it "Vacuum".

Or a word processor and calling it Word?

Or a spreadsheet and calling it Numbers
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