How did MS become the biggest softco in the world? - DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate

**u8MmZFmF** · 09-25-2007, 12:05 PM

when they advertised like this in the 1980's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk

Steve Balmer in 1986... Back then MS has to compete, so the software was pretty cheap.

**CaseyFronczek** · 09-25-2007, 01:24 PM

Looks like a spoof?

**bestformaldress23** · 09-25-2007, 02:22 PM

Looks like a spoof?

Look at the other Balmer videos, sadly no.

**MyLeva** · 09-25-2007, 02:48 PM

That's not an ad, it's home video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc4MzqBFxZE
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**patrycjakolekk** · 09-25-2007, 05:27 PM

you can't exactly make fun of him because he killed that many companies and makes a lot more money than you do [surrender]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR8SA...elated&search=

**RooxiaNof** · 09-25-2007, 10:38 PM

ROFL what a spanner.

**EliteFranceska** · 09-25-2007, 11:27 PM

That's not an ad, it's home video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc4MzqBFxZE

That's a different clip... and that's not a home video either, it's a dev conference.

The guy is a tool, no doubt. He used to drag people into the office on Easter Sunday to get 'Project Updates' just to make sure people were 'on-board' and 'comitted' - endless number of devs quit during the Chicago (Win95) project, entirely because of him, delaying it by years.

The guy is a loser. When he took over MS in 2000, the share price went from $57 to $23 and he also managed to get $7 billion knocked of the value of MS earlier this year when he attacked Wall St for being worried about Vista.

He's a prize turd... and I'd really like to know what he has over Gates, to have held he position for so long.

**OwdBKKHO** · 09-26-2007, 12:11 AM

That's a different clip... and that's not a home video either, it's a dev conference.

The guy is a tool, no doubt. He used to drag people into the office on Easter Sunday to get 'Project Updates' just to make sure people were 'on-board' and 'comitted' - endless number of devs quit during the Chicago (Win95) project, entirely because of him, delaying it by years.

The guy is a loser. When he took over MS in 2000, the share price went from $57 to $23 and he also managed to get $7 billion knocked of the value of MS earlier this year when he attacked Wall St for being worried about Vista.

He's a prize turd... and I'd really like to know what he has over Gates, to have held he position for so long.

Sounds like you're a little biased.

**Ekzamenov** · 09-26-2007, 12:13 AM

Sounds like you're a little biased.

Sounds like I am the only person here to back up his opinions with facts.

**hrotedk** · 09-26-2007, 12:30 AM

Sounds like I am the only person here to back up his opinions with facts.

Well I would venture a wild guess that he wasn't the sole reason that Microsoft's stock went down in 2000 as you suggested.

**JaK_MarkoV_Pi** · 09-26-2007, 12:50 AM

Well I would venture a wild guess that he wasn't the sole reason that Microsoft's stock went down in 2000 as you suggested.

The buck stops at the top.

**vNQmO2BF** · 09-26-2007, 12:59 AM

Well I would venture a wild guess that he wasn't the sole reason that Microsoft's stock went down in 2000 as you suggested.

Yeah there is a bit of the post hoc fallacy there....

**Mearticbaibre** · 09-26-2007, 01:10 AM

He's absolutely insane, but would probably be tons of fun to drink with.

btw, every time I see softco from the thread title in the RC, I'm like, "wtf is MS the biggest softtaco in the world?"

**dAy2EWlg** · 09-26-2007, 02:28 AM

Well I would venture a wild guess that he wasn't the sole reason that Microsoft's stock went down in 2000 as you suggested.

One thing's for sure, the federal antitrust case had absolutely no play in the fact the stock went down. It was completely because of Balmer... right? [rofl]

**fapourfasiark** · 09-26-2007, 03:19 AM

The buck stops at the top.

Really though the vast majority of tech companies experiened huge drops in 2000...

**UriDepkeeks** · 08-30-2012, 04:40 AM

Yeah there is a bit of the post hoc fallacy there....

What are you doing here?

**myspacecoo** · 08-30-2012, 04:48 AM

Interesting necro...

**Gscvbhhv** · 08-30-2012, 05:38 AM

I'm sold where do I pay ?

**itititit** · 08-30-2012, 05:40 AM

Microsoft seems to be going back to its roots by charging less for their new OS (Windows 8). However, instead of shooting them towards the top of the fortune 500 I think it'll drive them into the ground. What a horrible day for computing.

**BegeMoT** · 08-30-2012, 06:28 AM

He's a prize turd... and I'd really like to know what he has over Gates, to have held he position for so long.

I'm with you on this one. He's like a really stupid Hank from Breaking Bad.

09-25-2007, 12:05 PM	#1
u8MmZFmF Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 427 Senior Member	How did MS become the biggest softco in the world? when they advertised like this in the 1980's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk Steve Balmer in 1986... Back then MS has to compete, so the software was pretty cheap. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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CaseyFronczek Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 464 Senior Member	Looks like a spoof? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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bestformaldress23 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 472 Senior Member	Looks like a spoof? Look at the other Balmer videos, sadly no. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-25-2007, 02:48 PM	#4
MyLeva Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	That's not an ad, it's home video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc4MzqBFxZE ________ Acura arx-01 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-25-2007, 05:27 PM	#5
patrycjakolekk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 564 Senior Member	you can't exactly make fun of him because he killed that many companies and makes a lot more money than you do [surrender] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR8SA...elated&search= Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-25-2007, 10:38 PM	#6
RooxiaNof Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 552 Senior Member	ROFL what a spanner. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-25-2007, 11:27 PM	#7
EliteFranceska Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 463 Senior Member	That's not an ad, it's home video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc4MzqBFxZE That's a different clip... and that's not a home video either, it's a dev conference. The guy is a tool, no doubt. He used to drag people into the office on Easter Sunday to get 'Project Updates' just to make sure people were 'on-board' and 'comitted' - endless number of devs quit during the Chicago (Win95) project, entirely because of him, delaying it by years. The guy is a loser. When he took over MS in 2000, the share price went from $57 to $23 and he also managed to get $7 billion knocked of the value of MS earlier this year when he attacked Wall St for being worried about Vista. He's a prize turd... and I'd really like to know what he has over Gates, to have held he position for so long. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-26-2007, 12:11 AM	#8
OwdBKKHO Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 486 Senior Member	That's a different clip... and that's not a home video either, it's a dev conference. The guy is a tool, no doubt. He used to drag people into the office on Easter Sunday to get 'Project Updates' just to make sure people were 'on-board' and 'comitted' - endless number of devs quit during the Chicago (Win95) project, entirely because of him, delaying it by years. The guy is a loser. When he took over MS in 2000, the share price went from $57 to $23 and he also managed to get $7 billion knocked of the value of MS earlier this year when he attacked Wall St for being worried about Vista. He's a prize turd... and I'd really like to know what he has over Gates, to have held he position for so long. Sounds like you're a little biased. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-26-2007, 12:13 AM	#9
Ekzamenov Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 508 Senior Member	Sounds like you're a little biased. Sounds like I am the only person here to back up his opinions with facts. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-26-2007, 12:30 AM	#10
hrotedk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	Sounds like I am the only person here to back up his opinions with facts. Well I would venture a wild guess that he wasn't the sole reason that Microsoft's stock went down in 2000 as you suggested. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-26-2007, 12:50 AM	#11
JaK_MarkoV_Pi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	Well I would venture a wild guess that he wasn't the sole reason that Microsoft's stock went down in 2000 as you suggested. The buck stops at the top. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-26-2007, 12:59 AM	#12
vNQmO2BF Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 529 Senior Member	Well I would venture a wild guess that he wasn't the sole reason that Microsoft's stock went down in 2000 as you suggested. Yeah there is a bit of the post hoc fallacy there.... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-26-2007, 01:10 AM	#13
Mearticbaibre Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	He's absolutely insane, but would probably be tons of fun to drink with. btw, every time I see softco from the thread title in the RC, I'm like, "wtf is MS the biggest softtaco in the world?" Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-26-2007, 02:28 AM	#14
dAy2EWlg Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 370 Senior Member	Well I would venture a wild guess that he wasn't the sole reason that Microsoft's stock went down in 2000 as you suggested. One thing's for sure, the federal antitrust case had absolutely no play in the fact the stock went down. It was completely because of Balmer... right? [rofl] Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-26-2007, 03:19 AM	#15
fapourfasiark Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 386 Senior Member	The buck stops at the top. Really though the vast majority of tech companies experiened huge drops in 2000... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-30-2012, 04:40 AM	#16
UriDepkeeks Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 396 Senior Member	Yeah there is a bit of the post hoc fallacy there.... What are you doing here? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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myspacecoo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 566 Senior Member	Interesting necro... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-30-2012, 05:38 AM	#18
Gscvbhhv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 358 Senior Member	I'm sold where do I pay ? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-30-2012, 05:40 AM	#19
itititit Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 519 Senior Member	Microsoft seems to be going back to its roots by charging less for their new OS (Windows 8). However, instead of shooting them towards the top of the fortune 500 I think it'll drive them into the ground. What a horrible day for computing. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-30-2012, 06:28 AM	#20
BegeMoT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 491 Senior Member	He's a prize turd... and I'd really like to know what he has over Gates, to have held he position for so long. I'm with you on this one. He's like a really stupid Hank from Breaking Bad. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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