On 5/27/20 12:50 AM, Alan Grimes via AGI wrote:
It's not really clear to me how we can respond to this. I sure as hell
don't want a world dominated by Microsoft's AGI. I want AGI completely
unecumbered by external constraints for my own private use.
Microsoft has a culture of acting as if no one else should be innovating
- Steve Ballmer was rabid about crushing the competition. Gates was
able to keep his hands clean because Ballmer was such a go getter.
Microsoft may be mellowing as far as allowing others to play - evidenced
by willingness to not overplay the patent game. But what is especially
troubling is the way open source software seems to want to follow
Microsoft as if the Microsoft look and feel is so good. Personally I
"hate" what Microsoft is doing to windows and the office suite. I use
Linux Mint for 98% of my computer time...
The thing about Microsoft is they want to shove stuff down your throat -
You are now going to do things the Microsoft way - buttons are no longer
going to look like buttons - they will have a flat minimized look - and
don't expect to find print directly under a simple "file" menu
heading... It's is so frustrating to have people imagine there is a
problem and force a fix on you when there is not problem. /rant over/
Disclaimer: I worked at Microsoft for 8 years and did well financially
because the stock market was booming. Stan
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