Comments on: Microsoft proves that irony is dead http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/16/microsoft-proves-that-irony-is-dead/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:45:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: George Tsiolis http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/16/microsoft-proves-that-irony-is-dead/#comment-248786 George Tsiolis Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:19:28 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/16/microsoft-proves-that-irony-is-dead/#comment-248786 Hi, Mathew. Just to play Devil's Advocate, I think MSFT merely wants everybody treated as they were over the same issue. Kind of like a hockey player screaming at the refs everytime he sees a potential infraction after he just served time in the box for a hooking call he doesn't believe he deserved. In other words, if he hadn't been called for hooking earlier in the game, he wouldn't be making such a fuss - but if he served time than he's going to make sure everybody else does as well. Basic human instinct we can trace back to all of us as kids, no? As such, I don't see any irony. More like what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Best, George Hi, Mathew. Just to play Devil’s Advocate, I think MSFT merely wants everybody treated as they were over the same issue. Kind of like a hockey player screaming at the refs everytime he sees a potential infraction after he just served time in the box for a hooking call he doesn’t believe he deserved.

In other words, if he hadn’t been called for hooking earlier in the game, he wouldn’t be making such a fuss - but if he served time than he’s going to make sure everybody else does as well.

Basic human instinct we can trace back to all of us as kids, no?

As such, I don’t see any irony. More like what’s good for the goose is good for the gander.

Best,
George

]]> By: May C http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/16/microsoft-proves-that-irony-is-dead/#comment-248665 May C Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:41:59 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/16/microsoft-proves-that-irony-is-dead/#comment-248665 It's about time that Microsoft is feeling the heat after years of world domination, er, technological innovation, er, nevermind. Google is pretty much the next Microsoft, if only in its dominance and similar practice of swallowing smaller competitors on its path to its behemoth size. I fail to feel any sympathy for Microsoft nor am I on Google side either. It’s about time that Microsoft is feeling the heat after years of world domination, er, technological innovation, er, nevermind. Google is pretty much the next Microsoft, if only in its dominance and similar practice of swallowing smaller competitors on its path to its behemoth size.

I fail to feel any sympathy for Microsoft nor am I on Google side either.

]]> By: Steve Guttman http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/16/microsoft-proves-that-irony-is-dead/#comment-248615 Steve Guttman Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:53:52 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/04/16/microsoft-proves-that-irony-is-dead/#comment-248615 Ummm... yes it's ironic. But, that doesn't mean it's not true. Like they say--just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not out to get you. Ummm… yes it’s ironic. But, that doesn’t mean it’s not true.

Like they say–just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.

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