Microsoft, the end of evolution?

Re:Microsoft, the end of evolution? by bad_user on Sunday April 03, 2011 @10:08AM (#2402699)

Somehow I'm picturing Bill Gates / Steve Ballmer saying "we've got to be more like IBM..."

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Re:Microsoft, the end of evolution? by rbanffy on Sunday April 03, 2011 @11:30AM (#2402932)

To be fair, IBM trying to be more like Apple (among other microcomputer makers) resulted in Microsoft ;-)

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Re:Microsoft, the end of evolution? by keithba on Sunday April 03, 2011 @11:08AM (#2402866)

Funny you say that - in the seven+ years I worked there I heard (serious, not ironic) versions of this phrasing _many_ times from various senior managers and execs, especially as related to IBM's consulting business.

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