Ask YC: If you were the CEO of Microsoft (with $45B budget) what would you do ?

Re:Ask YC: If you were the CEO of Microsoft (with $45B budge... by snorkel on Friday May 02, 2008 @10:14AM (#179486)

1. Make IE 6, 7, and 8 fully standards compliant. Don't say it can't be done. MS puts out hotfixes all the time. It can be done.

2. Release all Windows development tools for free. Free as in free for commercial use too. Build all the Windows apps you want, please!

3. Revamp the Windows API. Make it stupid easy to programmatically create and manipulate all types of media files and office documents.

4. No more DRM on anything. Tell Hollywood to get bent.

5. Simplify the Windows EULA: You own this copy of Windows. You can sell it or install it on as many machines as you like, even your friend's machines. No license keys required. You say you didn't even pay for this copy? Good for you. Enjoy.

5. Force OOXML designers to create their documents in OOXML using only Notepad. Watch format miraculously improve.

7. Open dust bin, deposit Vista source code, wash hands, walk away.

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Re:Ask YC: If you were the CEO of Microsoft (with $45B budge... by Xichekolas on Friday May 02, 2008 @12:07PM (#179595)

It's #5 in your list that would be hard to swallow. The reason they have that $45 billion is because of that EULA.

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