http://www.meryl.net/2005/09/16/microsoft-proclamation/ Content on writing, tech, business, marketing, social media Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.meryl.net/2005/09/16/microsoft-proclamation/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Michael Ebert Sun, 25 Sep 2005 06:05:31 +0000 http://meryl.net/new/2005/09/16/microsoft-proclamation/#comment-850 <p>I agree with Molly. We're going to keep Mr. Ballmer and Microsoft from "winning the web." There's a reason that there are still operating systems besides Windows. There's a reason that there are browsers eating into IE's market share. There's a reason that most web servers are Linux boxes. It's the same reason that will prevent Microsoft from winning the web--people like choices. People are different from one another. And I think that there are many people who will fight Mr. Ballmer tooth and nail just because he made an arrogant statement like that.</p> I agree with Molly. We’re going to keep Mr. Ballmer and Microsoft from “winning the web.” There’s a reason that there are still operating systems besides Windows. There’s a reason that there are browsers eating into IE’s market share. There’s a reason that most web servers are Linux boxes. It’s the same reason that will prevent Microsoft from winning the web–people like choices. People are different from one another. And I think that there are many people who will fight Mr. Ballmer tooth and nail just because he made an arrogant statement like that.

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