--Former Microsoft manager

IT MIGHT be years before Vista 8 is available for use, so we try not to mention it. Just mentioning it would help Microsoft, but it is already failing, so we thought we should make a quick post without linking to any promotional material.

"Microsoft calls it a "gift", but we just call it a bribe and we are not alone."As we expected all along, Microsoft was bound to bribe some bloggers or influential people for positive coverage (see this previous time). Microsoft does this every time and some days ago it gave 5,000 free Samsung-built tablets. According to reports, some of these ended up on eBay because recipients were not impressed and preferred turning Microsoft's tablet bribe into cash. Microsoft calls it a "gift", but we just call it a bribe and we are not alone.

Tim Anderson, who was among the recipients of such bribes when Microsoft started the Vista 7 PR campaign (and only selected people had access to it), has been posting numerous articles about Vista 8 recently. One of those articles speaks of the .NET switch. The headline might seem negative, but it's just the usual Anderson. It's all about Microsoft, Microsoft, and how we should all keep track of Microsoft developments (not its abuses). ⬆