Microsoft Acquisition = :(

oops sorry about the long running hahaha...

anyway. i sorta remember what hotmail sent to its users after the microsoft deal, something about... not being a merger but a "partnership"... and that hotmail still has control over the content... and that microsoft is only supporting them with money...

after a few weeks a small, tiny "microsoft" logo appeared at the top.
a while after that, it became an MSN logo.
then it became that huge ass MSN pic before hotmail, ie: MSN hotmail
(did i miss something? "microsoft hotmail" rings in my mind, probably one of the earlier msn assimilation stages)

now it's passport this passport that, plus that stupid ass MSN logout page that is so ANNOYING. it sucks! get rid of it!

microsoft should quit messing about and just take over the world.
a corporate government system can't do much worse than the current so called democratic system. in fact, it would probably more peaceful, unified and more responsive. little struggling countries who waste half their resources in defending themselves in the name of some silly handed down patriotism would just get assimilated and properly developed. we don't need petty violent nationalism anymore. its time for globalism, and humanitarinism. i think that a computer aided mix of capitalism and communism is the way to go. i don't need money if the governing institution is willing to take care of my basic needs and provide hardware/software upgrades as i complete projects. there should be a unique identification system for everyone, and everyone would get credits per contributions.

err, yeah. okay. i'll go back to vc now.

Just wondering:

Why did the first post write F*ck? What not Fuck! Some people are soo screw by the TV and the US culture. US culture is not that great. It has avantage but also problems such as:

- People don't allow porn to show and bad words to be said on TV.
- Most people from the government think too much sex is a sin. I think it is just a joy of life.

Oh I forgot... US culture is so bad, they sensure even movie in THEATOR. That's really fucked up. I paid to see the ENTIRE movie, not some cutted version (of Shaft for example).

If my company get acquire by MS, I will leave it... but keep my stocks. :D

Heh, if I saw two employees from the same company fighting right in front of me, that sure as hell would raise some warning flags.

Like Don't Sell Out.

Adios Bungie, your rosy view of MS will kill you shortly.

The Oregon Public Proadcasting site has an article that was written last year by Robert X.

what the hell is a proadcasting? is that like a cattle proad?


B[R{PROADCASTED}R]B

I only hope MS will acquire our company as soon as possible, bye bye working world, hello bahamas. Who cares, gimme the money.

hey any of the people who work at microsoft care to comment on this?

This article is right on the money -- couldn't be more true.

There's a too often overlooked psychology to being bought out, that takes away from the passion and drive to continue to do well and innovate.

Whenev er a company is bought (swallowed is a better term) by a bigger one, there's always the talk about how this is a win-win situation, blah blah blah -- but the truth is that the company being swallowed is slowly digested and disappears, along with the drive and passion that lead them to be worth eating in the first place.

MS seems worse than other big fish when it comes to such feedings, imposing a rigid bureaucratic management mess that strangles creativity and forces one to become part of the collective...or die.

Thanks to Microsoft's monolopy (not that I'm against it, btw), they can get away with being a very poorly managed company and still make Bill-ions, but it also means that the companies they buy rarely have a chance to show the stuff that made them special to begin with.

I fear for Bungie, and predict we will not be hearing from them in a few years.

Anyone remember all the aquisitions Sierra made years ago (Yes, Blizzard is the exception that proves the rule--they must have Very Strong Management)? What about EA buying Bullfrog, Origin and Westwood? With all three of these it seems there best years are behind them. In another year or two, it'll be Westwho.

Scott, 3DR

There are many intelligent and nice people in MS, but MS itself is more than the sum of it's parts. MS the entity has become a cesspool of heartless corporate sentiment feeding on the wellspring of humanity. It is pure unadulterated vileness, an evil so powerful that the knowledgeable people of the world tremble at it's passing, and the light of a 1000 angels pales in it's shadow.

"And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his
horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy."

--Revelation 13:1 (eng KJV)


-- Jidar (atheist)

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/inside/img/cringely.jpg

Showing his dangerous side.

microsoft can acquire me anytime!

"Microsoft is not some big, stupid, screwed-up company. It is a big, smart screwed-up company. "

Classic :)

F*ck you Microsoft!!!

--Valiance--