Laura DiDio
Laura DiDio
happen kicking likely lucky people theory training
Like it or not, some people will be dragged, kicking and screaming, into this. In theory we would all get hands-on training sessions, but what's more likely to happen is you'll be lucky if you even get a half-day session.
advanced concern countries emerging entry launching low stuff therefore versions
Emerging countries don't have the same requirement for advanced functionality and therefore go for the baseline stuff with a low entry point. That's a concern for Microsoft, and is why it is launching 'Windows light' and 'Office light' versions for countries such as Thailand.
driven extreme fighting giants industry merely value
AOL's value is driven to the extreme merely because you had two industry giants fighting for it.
companies public small watching
I really like small companies that aren't public but they'd be ones I'd be watching when they do an IPO.
error margin
The margin of error for them is minute.
declare great microsoft ongoing security strides
Security is an ongoing battle. Microsoft can never declare victory. But clearly, Microsoft has made great strides hardening the OS.
aol battle compete created developer google news web
They have to do this to survive, compete and thrive, because MSN is in a pitched battle with Yahoo, Google and AOL ( NYSE: AOL - news ), which have created their own Web developer platforms.
apple microsoft
Microsoft and Apple have always had a love/hate relationship.
building few meant next past people software start systems thinking twice word year
For the past few years, the word proprietary has meant 'bad' software, ... But I think people are going to start thinking twice before building their own systems with open-source software in the next year or two.
work
Novell doesn't want to do more work than they have to,
customers ensure microsoft move people reason stay
Microsoft has been doing everything it can to ensure that customers are comfortable with its product. People need a reason to move to a new product. They don't need a reason to stay with an old one.
active best effort mixed takes users wait
If I had a mixed environment, I would wait and see the effort it takes to deploy Active Directory and then see if Active Directory or NDS is best for my environment, ... Without redirect, users will have to choose.
last marketing product strategy year
Novell has had a new product or marketing strategy every year for the last 13 or 14 years.
built code efficient extra lines operating refer
You know all those extra lines of code that we sometimes refer to as bloatware. It's actually very important and efficient stuff. There is some very substantial functionality built into the operating system.