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2011-02-16 , 01:37
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Originally Posted by zwer View Post
Microsoft is much better at arm-twisting, big promises, risk-management (as in - we'll do it even if it's shady, even if it may affect our image, as long as the fines are lower than the profit) and throwing its weight around.
But isn't that exactly how marketing works in today's world? (Maybe I'm just a cynic...)

I don't think I view Microsoft's programming practices quite as poorly as you may, but yeah, I have to agree that "programming as a form of art" is just about as far away from Microsoft's system as it is possible to be.