Don Dodge was Microsoft’s champion in the startup community, their connection to the crazy world that gave us Facebook and Twitter. They laid him off a month ago. Now we know what he really thinks about Microsoft. It’s bad.
What’s interesting isn’t Dodge lobbing the bomb that Microsoft is the new Big Blue because “after 20 years they are losing the innovation edge,” but he insinuates that if Bill was still running the show it’d be different: “The transition was smooth, but not having Bill there every day has far-reaching implications.”
Bill was a geek. Ballmer’s a suit. I suppose we shouldn’t expect anything different. [Seattle PI]
Nathan Millson
Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 9:21 AMonly suitswearsuits..
Bennish
Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 11:22 AMthe sad thing is, Apple is the new Microsoft.
Successful, immoral, ruthless, hipocritical, and ultimately self-destructing.
matt
Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 12:20 PMagreed, except everyone loves them even tho they are worse than Microsoft. its only fair that they should be hated as much as Microsoft. I suppose the problem is that Microsoft targeted smart, level headed people, who called them out on shit. atleast Microsoft never really tried to hide who they were.
moggyx
Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 1:29 PMCompletely agree. I can’t believe Apple booking a conference in January is major news. They make good stuff but seriously, it’s out of hand.