http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/ Daniel Eran Dilger in San Francisco Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:03:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/comment-page-2/#comment-22947 Microsoft as Communism, Revisited | Boycott Novell Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:06:40 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/#comment-22947 [...] THIS is not yet another post reminding people that Microsoft — not Free software — resembles communism. We have done that several times before and so have others. [...] [...] THIS is not yet another post reminding people that Microsoft — not Free software — resembles communism. We have done that several times before and so have others. [...]

]]> http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/comment-page-2/#comment-18700 Blackmoor Vituperative » Soviet Microsoft Thu, 14 May 2009 18:25:05 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/#comment-18700 [...] Check this out: Soviet Microsoft: How Resistance to Free Markets and Open Ideas Will the Unravel the Software Superp.... [...] [...] Check this out: Soviet Microsoft: How Resistance to Free Markets and Open Ideas Will the Unravel the Software Superp…. [...]

]]> http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/comment-page-2/#comment-17614 Boycott Novell » IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: February 24th, 2009 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:15:42 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/#comment-17614 [...] http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-… [...] [...] http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-…; [...]

]]> http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/comment-page-2/#comment-17424 Carpadium Blog » Blog Archive » Competing from 3rd Place Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:48:03 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/#comment-17424 [...] I find this fascinating, because it highlights a really interesting schism in Microsoft. On the one hand, you have the outrageously successful Windows and Office franchises, not to mention their development and tools platforms, where Microsoft’s ability to generate cash is well documented. Then on the other hand, you have the XBox, Zune and Windows Mobile. [...] [...] I find this fascinating, because it highlights a really interesting schism in Microsoft. On the one hand, you have the outrageously successful Windows and Office franchises, not to mention their development and tools platforms, where Microsoft’s ability to generate cash is well documented. Then on the other hand, you have the XBox, Zune and Windows Mobile. [...]

]]> http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/comment-page-2/#comment-16402 Boycott Novell » IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: December 27th, 2008 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:53:06 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/#comment-16402 [...] Good essay: http://www.roughlydrafted.com/20… [...] [...] Good essay: http://www.roughlydrafted.com/20…; [...]

]]> http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/comment-page-2/#comment-12596 Ten Striking Parallels Between Microsoft and John McCain — RoughlyDrafted Magazine Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:52:09 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/#comment-12596 [...] Microsoft’s Unwinnable War on Linux and Open Source Soviet Microsoft: How Resistance to Free Markets and Open Ideas Will Unravel the Software Superpower [...] [...] Microsoft’s Unwinnable War on Linux and Open Source Soviet Microsoft: How Resistance to Free Markets and Open Ideas Will Unravel the Software Superpower [...]

]]> http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/comment-page-2/#comment-8248 From Vista to Zune: Why Microsoft Can’t Sell to Consumers — RoughlyDrafted Magazine Mon, 12 May 2008 06:39:54 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/#comment-8248 [...] Soviet Microsoft: How Resistance to Free Markets and Open Ideas Will the Unravel the Software Superp... The Microsoft Invincibility Myth Video Game Consoles 2007: Wii, PS3 and the Death of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 [...] [...] Soviet Microsoft: How Resistance to Free Markets and Open Ideas Will the Unravel the Software Superp… The Microsoft Invincibility Myth Video Game Consoles 2007: Wii, PS3 and the Death of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 [...]

]]> http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/comment-page-2/#comment-3291 avocade Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:19:50 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/#comment-3291 Brilliant. Perhaps a new sub-headline to the article that sums up the gist of it: "Microsoft Corporate Practice = Stalinist Communism." That should turn some heads. Brilliant. Perhaps a new sub-headline to the article that sums up the gist of it: “Microsoft Corporate Practice = Stalinist Communism.” That should turn some heads.

]]> http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/comment-page-2/#comment-2934 Web Browsers in the Internet Age « Limulus Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:22:08 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/#comment-2934 [...] because Microsoft wants to do its ten-year-plans and support the “custom web applications” I can’t see IE 8 breaking the mold. The [...] [...] because Microsoft wants to do its ten-year-plans and support the “custom web applications” I can’t see IE 8 breaking the mold. The [...]

]]> http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/comment-page-2/#comment-2764 Soviet Microsoft: How Resistance to Free Markets and Open Ideas Will the Unravel the Software Superpower. « VistaSucks.WordPress.Com Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:07:03 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/#comment-2764 [...] Soviet Microsoft: How Resistance to Free Markets and Open Ideas Will the Unravel the Software Superpower. “…Somewhat ironically, one of the most financially successful capitalist companies of the 90s has positioned itself as a modern counterpart to the old communist Soviet Union. Microsoft’s ideological contempt for and resistance to free markets and the open expression and propagation of fresh ideas and technologies is not only a close parallel of the old USSR, but also a clear reflection of why Microsoft is currently failing and why its troubles have only just begun. Here’s a comprehensive look at why this is the case.” Read the full article on RoughlyDrafted.Com [...] [...] Soviet Microsoft: How Resistance to Free Markets and Open Ideas Will the Unravel the Software Superpower. “…Somewhat ironically, one of the most financially successful capitalist companies of the 90s has positioned itself as a modern counterpart to the old communist Soviet Union. Microsoft’s ideological contempt for and resistance to free markets and the open expression and propagation of fresh ideas and technologies is not only a close parallel of the old USSR, but also a clear reflection of why Microsoft is currently failing and why its troubles have only just begun. Here’s a comprehensive look at why this is the case.” Read the full article on RoughlyDrafted.Com [...]

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