tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post6603643719780637583..comments2024-03-28T15:07:22.673+05:30Comments on Shoot First, Mumble Later: Apple surpasses MicrosoftGirish Shahanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877402074547726173noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-46586521350241587342010-05-28T23:12:38.770+05:302010-05-28T23:12:38.770+05:30I hope the Apple vs. Google competition gets fierc...I hope the Apple vs. Google competition gets fierce. We only stand to benefit from it...:)Mohammed Musthafahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211307048155699461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-20099102365789543982010-05-27T11:13:30.044+05:302010-05-27T11:13:30.044+05:30Not to steal your thunder Srikkanth, but this mig...Not to steal your thunder Srikkanth, but <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/opinion/04brass.html" rel="nofollow">this </a> might be it. <br /><br />Girish, as is often the case, the connection between them may be all in my mind.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-38920967739367699402010-05-27T11:06:29.546+05:302010-05-27T11:06:29.546+05:30Seana, I'd read the post, but saw the connecti...Seana, I'd read the post, but saw the connection only after you pointed it out.<br />Srikanth, could you provide a link to that article? I'll do a search as well, but I'm not sure if I have enough information to locate the specific piece.Girish Shahanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877402074547726173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-18951963158840166462010-05-27T10:59:19.557+05:302010-05-27T10:59:19.557+05:30There has been an article of an ex vice president ...There has been an article of an ex vice president of Microsoft on Nytimes few months ago highlighting why Microsoft was compromising on trying new ventures and he did predict this then.....SrikanthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-4987386026102266022010-05-27T10:52:46.268+05:302010-05-27T10:52:46.268+05:30I'm not sure, because I can remember when all ...I'm not sure, because I can remember when all these guys were young and raking it in, and there was some complaint about how little they'd given back, but in retrospect, it might have been simply that they were young and still building their own fiefdoms and it was asking the wrong question of them for that stage of life. It's probably more important to ask it of them now.<br /><br /><br />I don't know if you've checked yet, but Adrian is talking about the idea of the <a href="http://adrianmckinty.blogspot.com/2010/05/underdogs-schmunderdogs.html" rel="nofollow">underdog</a> in America, and I put a mention of this over there already because I see a kind of linkage between the two discussions.<br /><br />Also, it's mainly about sports and I think the subject could be expanded a bit, mainly because I have even less to say about sports than I do about corporate America.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-77808524334031298432010-05-27T10:18:27.238+05:302010-05-27T10:18:27.238+05:30I agree. And the really disconcerting question is:...I agree. And the really disconcerting question is: does the metamorphosis of Bill Gates into a benevolent, thoughtful individual have something to do with his company's underperformance?Girish Shahanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877402074547726173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-58955472270693142562010-05-27T10:04:38.793+05:302010-05-27T10:04:38.793+05:30The funny thing is that I used to hate Microsoft&#...The funny thing is that I used to hate Microsoft's conquer the world image, but as time goes on, Bill Gates only appears more solid and generous, while Steve Jobs, well, doesn't.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.com