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Drinking too much MSFT Kool-Aid?
Can't let this pass. Microsoft knows it has the fight of its life on at the moment. It's in a deadly battle with Google, Sun and IBM. On the sidelines we have Yahoo! and a host of other upcoming outfits all challenging the MSFT hegemony. MSFT is so concerned about this it has employed Robert Scoble as its chief blogger to spread the MSFT word.
He's a really nice guy and has been successful to the point of putting a human face on the Evil Empire. He even gets to say negative things about his employer. And he doesn't get censored. But...don't be fooled into thinking that MSFT has changed so much. Scoble spends his life in the Open Source community. He's gathering intelligence. He's passing it on. He's getting insights into situations almost impossible without his freedom and trust status. Folk get to hear about stuff long before the mainstream press and much of the online world.
Much of what you see MSFT doing at the moment is around the consumer space. If it isn't careful, the business and corporate space will creep up from behind and bite it in the backside. Big time. It's already happening - at the BBC for instance.
That's why it is important to keep a close watch on the geek world and understand the dynamics of the marketplace. And not write off opposition so easily.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? .........
Is this a case of Microsoft attempting to changing existing standards to fit Microsoft
It has happened in the past so will this be 'deja vu'?