Microsoft should attack Google for its proprietary ways

[Laura Knotek]

I'm more curious as to what you're accusing Mr Gates of? Apart from being an attendee of some glorified freemasons. . .

Eric Schmidt has attended more of those meetings than Bill Gates, per Wikipedia. List of Bilderberg participants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Big Supes]

^^ LMAO. Nice find, lak.

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[omniusovermind]

We're you going to assume I thought he was any better...? Thanks for agreeing with me

 

[Big Supes]

Me? I just found it amusing Mr Google was more of a regular. As to the reality of these meetings? I don't buy into conspiracy theories.

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[brmiller1976]

much more than just google. How about 10 or 20000 scanners, all archiving files without drm ? could regular libraries be trusted to do it and backup the digital files redundantly ? If microsoft was doing the same, would it become ok with or without drm ?

Microsoft isn't doing it, and Microsoft won't do it, because they value IP.

And if you're suggesting that I can "trust" Google more than, say, the MIT Media Lab... well... let's just say I'll need a five minute break to finish laughing.

 

[brmiller1976]

Eric Schmidt has attended more of those meetings than Bill Gates, per Wikipedia. List of Bilderberg participants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And he's going to North Korea too! :asleep:

I think I've found a connection... I'd say more, but there's a black helicopter outside of my apartment and it looks like a ninja death squad is rappelling down from it. Gotta go!

 

[omniusovermind]

Omniusovermind, stop making references to conspiracy theories. Everyone on Internet forums knows that there's no corruption or dirty backroom dealing going on in government and big businesses. You're such a naive tinfoil hat wearing wackjob.

 

[ohgood]

AFAIK, no. Firefox is a pretty solid browser, IMO.



I'm sorry, I don't follow. Bing is available on all browsers. . . unlike Gmaps! Touch?!



Comparing Google to an irresponsible child is actually quite fitting. Unfortunately it doesn't excuse Google. It's no different to claiming it's ok to let yourself into a strangers home, if they have failed to lock their door at night.

I have to say, I'm quite bemused by your blind loyalty towards Google throughout this conversation. What is the source of this reasoning? :wink:

It was a joke. I have no loyalty to google, or microsoft, or apple. I like some of their products. That's where it ends. The jealousy and irony of time passing and who is evil this week is hilarious, though.

 

[omniusovermind]

Much ado about nothing anyway. Google tried to trim the fat by cutting down on all the mobile browser formats they needed to support and we're probably just hoping nobody would get upset over it. When they did, they said they're going to fix it. Companies do stuff like this all the time.

 

[brmiller1976]

Right! That's why they created code to detect the browser agent and, when it detected a competing browser, break the experience. Just housecleaning. :grincry:

 

[omniusovermind]

Right! That's why they created code to detect the browser agent and, when it detected a competing browser, break the experience. Just housecleaning. :grincry:

Did Apple report problems with Safari? How about Firefox?

 

[brmiller1976]

Did Apple report problems with Safari? How about Firefox?

Nope. And nobody reported problems with IE 9 or IE 10 for Windows Phone either. Yet it was blocked.

 

[omniusovermind]

Nope. And nobody reported problems with IE 9 or IE 10 for Windows Phone either. Yet it was blocked.

I mean after it was blocked on IE. No problems on Safari, Firefox etc? They aren't owned by Google either.

 

[Kinalyx]

I still say if google wants to block services to WP, Microsoft should block all forms of google on all of their services. That means that customers with any version of windows no longer have access to gmail, google maps, youtube, or google.com.

Lets see who cracks first.

Shawn

 

[imem]

Sv: Microsoft should attack Google for its proprietary ways

I still say if google wants to block services to WP, Microsoft should block all forms of google on all of their services. That means that customers with any version of windows no longer have access to gmail, google maps, youtube, or google.com.

Lets see who cracks first.

Shawn

+1

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[stmav]

I mean after it was blocked on IE. No problems on Safari, Firefox etc? They aren't owned by Google either.

They aren't owned by Microsoft either.

 

[ohgood]

I still say if google wants to block services to WP, Microsoft should block all forms of google on all of their services. That means that customers with any version of windows no longer have access to gmail, google maps, youtube, or google.com.

Lets see who cracks first.

Shawn

Mmm, that would be a very, very bad idea, on many different fronts. Not to mention impossible, illegal, and incredibly pointless to even consider.

 

[brmiller1976]

I don't think Microsoft should block anybody or anything.

They're a great IT citizen. They support their Outlook.com users and other users on every OS under the sun.

Microsoft should point out that its open, cross-platform solutions are superior in usability and functionality to Google's closed, proprietary services -- and are available cross-platform.

Microsoft is once again the "safe" choice -- if you have a Windows Phone and PC now, but decide to go, say, BlackBerry 10 and iMac, your Outlook, SkyDrive and everything else will work with those platforms as well. Google is the dangerous, unreliable choice -- if you have Android, but decide to go, say, Windows Phone and iPad, your Google Services will degrade (or may stop working entirely). Or they might work okay until Google decides to make another spontaneous change that breaks everything.

 

[ohgood]

I don't think Microsoft should block anybody or anything.

They're a great IT citizen. They support their Outlook.com users and other users on every OS under the sun.

Microsoft should point out that its open, cross-platform solutions are superior in usability and functionality to Google's closed, proprietary services -- and are available cross-platform.

Microsoft is once again the "safe" choice -- if you have a Windows Phone and PC now, but decide to go, say, BlackBerry 10 and iMac, your Outlook, SkyDrive and everything else will work with those platforms as well. Google is the dangerous, unreliable choice -- if you have Android, but decide to go, say, Windows Phone and iPad, your Google Services will degrade (or may stop working entirely). Or they might work okay until Google decides to make another spontaneous change that breaks everything.

Good lord man.

 

[arrowrand]

They're a great IT citizen.

You're willing to forget about what got Microsoft to where they are today? Most predatory IT citizen ever.

Microsoft should point out that its open, cross-platform solutions are superior in usability and functionality to Google's closed, proprietary services -- and are available cross-platform.

They'll quote you a price for open as well. Both in dollars and decreased functionality as well.

Microsoft is once again the "safe" choice........ and iMac, your Outlook, SkyDrive and everything else will work with those platforms as well.

Safe? You're ridiculous. And Outlook.com and contacts don't work well with Mac OS. And they don't work at all with Outlook on Mac. SkyDrive? Seems fully functional.