http://www.networkworld.com/community/taxonomy/term/902 Showing new posts in a forum view en http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/44104 Sam Ramji, Senior Director of Strategic Platforms at Microsoft, said some pretty unexpected things during his interview on my podcast this week. I've gone back and listened to the interview with Sam several times, each time picking up a new little tidbit, but also re-enforcing what I heard him say about open source, hybrid and mixed stacks, and heterogeneity. At least in Sam's case, we're hearing things... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/44104#comments Data Center General discussions Google Microsoft SMB Software VoIP / Convergence Wireless / Mobile Bill Gates FireFox Google Chrome GPL licnese heterogeneous Internet Explorer Linux Microsoft Office 2010 Office web apps open source Opera Sam Ramji VMware Windows Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:47:14 +0000 Mitchell Ashley 44104 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43283 On July 3rd, Ray Ozzie spoke to the 444 youthful competitors at the annual Imagine Cup competition held this year in Cairo, Egypt. Ozzie spoke about his own technology journey, the people who inspired him and the insight, the ah-ha, that set him on his mission to create collaboration software like Notes and Groove. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43283#comments Careers General discussions Microsoft Software Bill Gates Groove Imagine Cup Lotus Notes PLATO Ray Ozzie Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:15:26 +0000 Mitchell Ashley 43283 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/42189 Perhaps its telling that Ford is selling so few cars these days, its CEO can personally deliver vehicles to high-tech big-shots like Microsoft's Steve Ballmer. Or maybe both CEOs just wanted an opportunity for a non-news photo op. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/42189#comments General discussions Bill Gates Ford Microsoft Steve Ballmer Wed, 27 May 2009 19:55:39 +0000 Layer 8 42189 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/40344 The question of whether a Computer Science degree is necessary when hiring an IT professional came up recently. Or is it simply the skills and experience that we are after? Or should we hire tech-savvy business majors who show the required aptitude? Let’s take a look…. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/40344#comments Microsoft aptitude Bill Gates computer science degree experience skills SQL Server Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:17:18 +0000 Brian Egler 40344 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/39635 Bill Gates lost $18 billion, but at a net worth of $40 billion he still regained his title as the richest man on Earth, according to Forbes ranking of the world's billionaires. Gates is followed by No. 2 seed Warren Buffett, who is worth $37 billion (and lost $25 billion). The Forbes profile of Gates describes him in these words: Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/39635#comments Microsoft Bill Gates Forbes Microsoft financials Microsoft shareholders richest Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:27:06 +0000 Microsoft Subnet 39635 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/39098 No iPhones? No iPods?  No way! Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/39098#comments General discussions Bill Gates iPhone iPod Melinda Gates Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:19:22 +0000 Layer 8 39098 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/35954 Bill Gates is advising President-elect Barack Obama that he should up deficit spending to help the people hardest hit by current economic woes, reports the Washington Post. Gates met with the Post today as part of a trip to D.C. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/35954#comments Microsoft Bill Gates economic plan education Gates foundation Gates Obama economy U.S. economic crisis Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:06:05 +0000 Microsoft Subnet 35954 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/35376 Microsoft's $33 per share offer for Yahoo! is looking pretty darn good after their close today at $10.63 today. And while Microsoft's stock price has taken a beating right along with everyone else, they've tracked pretty close to the Dow's fall, where the same can't be said for Yahoo. Yahoo's stockholders have taken an even steeper ride down. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/35376#comments Careers Data Center General discussions Microsoft Security SMB Software VoIP / Convergence Wireless / Mobile Apple Bill Gates Diane Green EDS Jerry Yank John Scully Larry Ellison Microsoft Oracle Ray Ozzie Ross Perot Steve Ballmer steve jobs VMware Yahoo Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:33:47 +0000 Mitchell Ashley 35376 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/34829 Things have definitely changed at Microsoft, and it's clear Ray Ozzie is a big part of the reason for it. Microsoft seems to have a bit of a swagger again. Case in point, the comprehensive PDC announcements with Windows Azure, Windows 7, Live synchronization and Office apps in the cloud last week. Everyone expected Microsoft to drip and drop little pieces of the cloud strategy out to us at PDC, but... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/34829#comments Apple iPhone Bill Gates BlackBerry Google HTC LG Live Services Microsoft Microsoft PDC Microsoft surface Office Online Ray Ozzie smartphone touch interface Windows 7 Windows Azure Windows Vista Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:17:15 +0000 Mitchell Ashley 34829 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/33453 So it looks like there won't be any more Bill and Jerry ads. The ad agency says this was the plan all along...which raises a couple of questions: First, was this a good way for Microsoft to spend $10M? Can anybody think of a better way Microsoft could have spent that money? A decent book explaining its PerfMon counters, perhaps? An online reference to which command-line utilities work with Server 2008... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/33453#comments Microsoft Bill Gates Jerry Seinfeld Microsoft Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:47:00 +0000 Glenn Weadock 33453 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/33058 Ok, I about busted a gut when a co-worker of mine brought this can of interesting food in for me from Akihabara.  The can of food is called Oden （おでん）.  As you can see from the following picture, there is an interesting little guy on the front whose name is Gates-chan.  Yes, that is supposed to be good old Bill Gates!   Not to be confused with a traditional Japanese food, these Oden... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/33058#comments General discussions Microsoft Bill Gates japan Oden Otaku Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:50:26 +0000 tyson.kopczynski 33058 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32942 Have you seen the new Microsoft ad on TV featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld? At the risk of taking it WAY too seriously, one could interpret it as being emblematic of some of the things that are wrong at Microsoft these days. First, it's impossible to figure out what the company is trying to say in this ad. This is a microcosm of the confusion in Microsoft's current product line. Server Core says... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32942#comments Microsoft Bill Gates Jerry Seinfield Ad Microsoft Ad Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:00:07 +0000 Glenn Weadock 32942 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32637 One commenter on the official Microsoft Vista blog noted "I found myself waiting to get the message". And that, my friends, is exactly the point! The blogosphere and even mainstream media is abuzz about the new Microsoft ads. Where are they going? What's the point? Why? Why ask why? I don't remember the last time people were buzzing this much about Microsoft! Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32637#comments General discussions Microsoft Bill Gates Jerry Seinfeld Vista Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:56:50 +0000 Alex Lewis 32637 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32345 I just watched the new Microsoft Seinfeld ad. I'm stunned that it wasn't a "blown away" kind of ad. So I have to ask myself, what's going on... what are they doing with these ads? The commercial basically is this; Seinfeld see Gates at a shoe store, goes in, tries to figure out what shoe size Gates wears, advises him to shower with his shoes on, offers him a sugary churro treat, tells him Microsoft... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32345#comments Data Center General discussions LANs / WANs Microsoft Network Management Security SMB Software VoIP / Convergence Wireless / Mobile Bill Gates Da Vinci Code Harrison Ford I'm a Mac Indiana Jones Jerry Seinfeld Microsoft commercial Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:39:40 +0000 Mitchell Ashley 32345 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32327 Keith Shaw my colleague at Network World posted an interesting piece today. The new ad campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has been released, see here. It seems the first of the $300 million ($10 million going to Seinfeld) ad campaign dubbed "Windows, not walls" ads has hit...well a WALL. In what I can only call the most confusing ad campaign ever, it features... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32327#comments General discussions Microsoft Bill Gates Jerry Seinfeld News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:10:17 +0000 Ron Barrett 32327 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32326 I always thought that Microsoft was a pretty good marketing company, but after seeing the new Seinfeld/Gates commercial, I am beginning to have my doubts. I have watched the commercial a couple of times now looking for some kind of subliminal message or even the point that they are trying to make, but so far I am totally baffled as to what Microsoft was trying to do. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32326#comments Microsoft Bill Gates Cake Comercial Jerry Seinfeld shoes Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:13:15 +0000 Chip Wenz 32326 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32319 Maybe it's because it's Friday and the "hip factor" part of my brain is turned off, but I just watched the new Microsoft ad featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld (see below). Can someone explain the humor in this ad? Is this supposed to make me forget about Windows Vista? Is this supposed to stop me from buying a Mac? Or is this supposed to make me want to buy shoes? Remind me again how much... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32319#comments General discussions advertising Bill Gates Jerry Seinfeld Mac vs. PC Microsoft Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:49:53 +0000 Keith Shaw 32319 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/31455 Last week's news that Microsoft had signed on Jerry Seinfeld to star with Bill Gates in ads assuring us that all is well with Vista inspired me to head into the way back machine and look at some of the other celeb tech endorsements from years past (view slideshow here). Quite a collection....including this classic from Mr. T.   Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/31455#comments Bill Gates Gwen Stefani Jerry Seinfeld William Shatner Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:45:40 +0000 Alpha Doggs 31455 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/31338 Microsoft has reportedly hired Jerry Seinfeld to bring in a big gun against Apple's stream of "Mac vs. PC" ads. Seinfeld will be paid $10 million, according to the reports, as part of a $300 million campaign. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/31338#comments Data Center Apple Bill Gates Microsoft Seinfeld Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:06:30 +0000 Jeff Caruso 31338 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/31037 So now that Bill Gates is no longer running Microsoft what will happen with Microsoft's relationship with Apple? The answer doesn't look too good for Mac faithfuls who actually want to use Microsoft software on Apple's hardware. Michael Goonan writing in Appletell.com is worried: Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/31037#comments Microsoft Apple Bill Gates Mac Steve Ballmer steve jobs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:37:55 +0000 Microsoft Subnet 31037 at http://www.networkworld.com/community