Oh no, I heard they are out for us!

Casual distribution clerk · Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

I Better get a good place to hide. I hear they are looking for us.

Just FYI

Archived from group: microsoft>public>virtualpc

Colin Barnhorst · Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 210

FYI = For Your Irritation

"Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote in message
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> "Casual distribution clerk" wrote in message
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>> Just FYI
>
> He's back...
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
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Paul Knudsen · Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 5

On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:29:23 -0000, "Mark Rae [MVP]"
wrote:

>> Just FYI
>
> He's back...

He never left! If Microsoft actually runs these groups, can't they
block him?

Colin Barnhorst · Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 210

On what basis? Obnoxiousness? Inappropriateness? Forget it.

"Paul Knudsen" wrote in message @4ax.com...
> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:29:23 -0000, "Mark Rae [MVP]"
> wrote:
>
>>> Just FYI
>>
>> He's back...
>
> He never left! If Microsoft actually runs these groups, can't they
> block him?

Mark Rae [MVP] · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 386

"Casual distribution clerk" wrote in message %23vzdIHA.3772@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Just FYI

He's back...

--
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ASP.NET MVP
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Mark Rae [MVP] · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 386

"Paul Knudsen" wrote in message @4ax.com...

>>> Just FYI
>>
>> He's back...
>
> He never left! If Microsoft actually runs these groups, can't they
> block him?

You can't block someone solely for being irritating...

Just killfile him like everyone else does...

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Zootal · Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 11

"Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote in message
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> "Paul Knudsen" wrote in message
> @4ax.com...
>
>>>> Just FYI
>>>
>>> He's back...
>>
>> He never left! If Microsoft actually runs these groups, can't they
>> block him?
>
> You can't block someone solely for being irritating...
>
> Just killfile him like everyone else does...
>

Microsoft can....

Karl E. Peterson · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 82

Zootal wrote:
> Microsoft can....

LOL! Microsoft can't out-google Google on their own stinkin' website.
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Zootal · Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 11

"Karl E. Peterson" wrote in message %23BeIHA.4588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Zootal wrote:
>> Microsoft can....
>
> LOL! Microsoft can't out-google Google on their own stinkin' website.
> --
> .NET: It's About Trust!
> http://vfred.mvps.org
>

Microsoft has no clue how to build search engines. If I want to find
something buried somewhere in microsoft.com, I never use their search tool.
I'll find it much faster with google or altavista, etc.

Karl E. Peterson · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 82

Zootal wrote:
> "Karl E. Peterson" wrote ...
>> Zootal wrote:
>>> Microsoft can....
>>
>> LOL! Microsoft can't out-google Google on their own stinkin' website.
>
> Microsoft has no clue how to build search engines. If I want to find
> something buried somewhere in microsoft.com, I never use their search tool.
> I'll find it much faster with google or altavista, etc.

Yep. The point being, just because they're MSFT in no way means they know diddly
about the internet, as you had suggested. They pretty clearly don't. Just pick up
the business section from any newspaper if you have any remaining doubts.
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http://vfred.mvps.org

Tim Walsh · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 18

Didn't Al Gore create the internet?

> Yep. The point being, just because they're MSFT in no way means they know
> diddly about the internet, as you had suggested. They pretty clearly
> don't. Just pick up the business section from any newspaper if you have
> any remaining doubts.

Anthony · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

Karl E. Peterson wrote:
> Zootal wrote:
>> "Karl E. Peterson" wrote ...
>>> Zootal wrote:
>>>> Microsoft can....
>>> LOL! Microsoft can't out-google Google on their own stinkin' website.
>> Microsoft has no clue how to build search engines. If I want to find
>> something buried somewhere in microsoft.com, I never use their search tool.
>> I'll find it much faster with google or altavista, etc.
>
> Yep. The point being, just because they're MSFT in no way means they know diddly
> about the internet, as you had suggested. They pretty clearly don't. Just pick up
> the business section from any newspaper if you have any remaining doubts.

Must be why their so successful?

Wonder what it would be like if they knew what they were doing...

Karl E. Peterson · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 82

Anthony wrote:
> Karl E. Peterson wrote:
>> Zootal wrote:
>>> "Karl E. Peterson" wrote ...
>>>> Zootal wrote:
>>>>> Microsoft can....
>>>> LOL! Microsoft can't out-google Google on their own stinkin' website.
>>> Microsoft has no clue how to build search engines. If I want to find
>>> something buried somewhere in microsoft.com, I never use their search tool.
>>> I'll find it much faster with google or altavista, etc.
>>
>> Yep. The point being, just because they're MSFT in no way means they know diddly
>> about the internet, as you had suggested. They pretty clearly don't. Just pick
>> up the business section from any newspaper if you have any remaining doubts.
>
> Must be why their so successful?
>
> Wonder what it would be like if they knew what they were doing...

Downright scary, I'd have to imagine. AYBABTU?
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Zootal · Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 11

"Karl E. Peterson" wrote in message
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> Zootal wrote:
>> "Karl E. Peterson" wrote ...
>>> Zootal wrote:
>>>> Microsoft can....
>>>
>>> LOL! Microsoft can't out-google Google on their own stinkin' website.
>>
>> Microsoft has no clue how to build search engines. If I want to find
>> something buried somewhere in microsoft.com, I never use their search
>> tool.
>> I'll find it much faster with google or altavista, etc.
>
> Yep. The point being, just because they're MSFT in no way means they know
> diddly about the internet, as you had suggested. They pretty clearly
> don't. Just pick up the business section from any newspaper if you have
> any remaining doubts.
> --

Microsoft successful, and Microsoft building a good search engine, are not
related. They are the first, they have not been able to do the second.

Zootal · Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 11

"Karl E. Peterson" wrote in message
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> Zootal wrote:
>> "Karl E. Peterson" wrote ...
>>> Zootal wrote:
>>>> Microsoft can....
>>>
>>> LOL! Microsoft can't out-google Google on their own stinkin' website.
>>
>> Microsoft has no clue how to build search engines. If I want to find
>> something buried somewhere in microsoft.com, I never use their search
>> tool.
>> I'll find it much faster with google or altavista, etc.
>
> Yep. The point being, just because they're MSFT in no way means they know
> diddly about the internet, as you had suggested. They pretty clearly
> don't. Just pick up the business section from any newspaper if you have
> any remaining doubts.

I looked at the last five years of MSFT performance. Nice peak at the end of
2000, followed by a nice dive, followed by mediocre performance for several
years. Nice peak last year - tied to Vista release? Now they are going down
again. Plenty of volume, but too volatile for me. I'm not impressed.