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Re:Embrace, Extend, and Extinguish by pritambaral on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @02:54PM (#23250402)
> Is it impossible that a company, with a new CEO and leadership team, would discard a strategy from 25 years ago (more like 50 years ago by non-tech industry timescales)?

Is it impossible that a company, with a new CEO and leadership team, would reanimate a strategy from 25 years ago (more like 50 years ago by non-tech industry timescales)? Especially one that the company itself used, and the new CEO witnessed first-hand being used, to great effect to acquire market dominance?

> What evidence is there that Nadella is a Manchurian candidate for Ballmer forces?

What evidence is there that Nadella is not trying to use the same tactics as Ballmer?

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Re:Embrace, Extend, and Extinguish by type0 on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @03:41PM (#23250881)
Now MS is saying they were wrong about Linux being cancer

https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/18/21262103/microsoft-open-s...

They could certainly change their minds again if it suits them

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