Comments on: I slapped Microsoft in the face (and lived to tell the tale!) http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Thu, 22 May 2008 19:31:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Don http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-32374 Don Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:53:01 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-32374 Well done Tom. You can of course knock them and rightly so, they have lots of possibilities as well. Like local.live.com. The quality of their maps are just awesome (google just can't tip them). Also look at San Francisco, the traffic information, the layout of the site with the background images fading behind the headers. The sattelite imagery is great too. Just one problem. The rest of the world is left behind. Second thing where they drop the ball is mashups. It needs to be google style with an API and javascript. No ASP or stuff like that on my server. No mashup community or online tutorials. They also have chances with bookmarking. del.icio.us is great but googles notebook is aweful. I have written to them with some of these points and I didn't get as much as a 'byte' back from them. I hope they do well. I don't want one monopoly replacing another. Well done Tom. You can of course knock them and rightly so, they have lots of possibilities as well. Like local.live.com. The quality of their maps are just awesome (google just can’t tip them). Also look at San Francisco, the traffic information, the layout of the site with the background images fading behind the headers. The sattelite imagery is great too. Just one problem. The rest of the world is left behind. Second thing where they drop the ball is mashups. It needs to be google style with an API and javascript. No ASP or stuff like that on my server. No mashup community or online tutorials. They also have chances with bookmarking. del.icio.us is great but googles notebook is aweful. I have written to them with some of these points and I didn’t get as much as a ‘byte’ back from them. I hope they do well. I don’t want one monopoly replacing another.

]]> By: Paul Watson http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31911 Paul Watson Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:23:39 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31911 Not to mention that there are more than a few people at Microsoft who use Macs. Within the teams they aren't the scary monster we think they are. Plenty of diversity and innovation going on inside. Not to mention that there are more than a few people at Microsoft who use Macs. Within the teams they aren’t the scary monster we think they are. Plenty of diversity and innovation going on inside.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31908 Tom Raftery Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:20:18 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31908 <blockquote>the only problem is what would you do with your trusty Mac?</blockquote> I'd still use it Dennis! I have XP working on my new MacBook Pro and it is screaming fast. It works faster than I have seen it on most PCs!

the only problem is what would you do with your trusty Mac?

I’d still use it Dennis! I have XP working on my new MacBook Pro and it is screaming fast. It works faster than I have seen it on most PCs!

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31782 Dennis Howlett Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:45:50 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31782 You never know your luck Tom - the only problem is what would you do with your trusty Mac? You never know your luck Tom - the only problem is what would you do with your trusty Mac?

]]> By: Interactions - Creative Strategies for Business http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31735 Interactions - Creative Strategies for Business Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:35:33 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31735 <strong>Thanks for a great night folks...</strong> Thanks to all the bloggers who turned out for the meet up on Saturday in the Market Bar. It was great to see Dick, Dermod, Lorianne, Gary, Kevin, Hugh and Keith, Tom - (have I left anyone out??). Which Irish...... Thanks for a great night folks…

Thanks to all the bloggers who turned out for the meet up on Saturday in the Market Bar. It was great to see Dick, Dermod, Lorianne, Gary, Kevin, Hugh and Keith, Tom - (have I left anyone out??). Which Irish……

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31711 Tom Raftery Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:00:06 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31711 Thanks Pat. Bo - delighted to have helped and thanks for the feedback. Cheers Piaras and Keith. Keith - after the telling off I gave them, I don't see job offers coming any time soon!!! Thanks Pat.

Bo - delighted to have helped and thanks for the feedback.

Cheers Piaras and Keith.

Keith - after the telling off I gave them, I don’t see job offers coming any time soon!!!

]]> By: Keith Gaughan http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31702 Keith Gaughan Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:41:24 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31702 <blockquote>I have to say that their reaction was remarkably positive to my (metaphorically) slapping them in the face!</blockquote> Of course it was! They know they'll get you eventually, just when you least expect it... :-)

I have to say that their reaction was remarkably positive to my (metaphorically) slapping them in the face!

Of course it was! They know they’ll get you eventually, just when you least expect it… :-)

]]> By: keith bohanna http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31627 keith bohanna Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:07:14 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31627 Well done Tom :-) Well done Tom :-)

]]> By: Piaras Kelly http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31621 Piaras Kelly Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:00:39 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31621 LOL best headline I've read in a while LOL best headline I’ve read in a while

]]> By: Bo Drejer http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31609 Bo Drejer Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31609 Tom, I was one of the participants at your presentation and I really want to thank you for a good wake-up call and an inspiring presentation. I bring a lot of good observations and learnings back to little Denmark, and much it because of you. It's always good to be challenged, so once again thanks! :-) /Bo Tom, I was one of the participants at your presentation and I really want to thank you for a good wake-up call and an inspiring presentation. I bring a lot of good observations and learnings back to little Denmark, and much it because of you.
It’s always good to be challenged, so once again thanks! :-)
/Bo

]]> By: Pat Phelan http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31558 Pat Phelan Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:23:33 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31558 Great to see you back Tom great to hear it all went well. Great to see you back Tom
great to hear it all went well.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31515 Tom Raftery Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:06:58 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31515 'Fraid not Paul, not unless Microsoft release the presentation. I signed an NDA with them and they paid for the presentation. ‘Fraid not Paul, not unless Microsoft release the presentation. I signed an NDA with them and they paid for the presentation.

]]> By: Paul Watson http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31470 Paul Watson Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:25:18 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/i-slapped-microsoft-in-the-face-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/#comment-31470 Sounds good Tom. Any chance we, joe public, will ever get to see the presentation? Sounds good Tom. Any chance we, joe public, will ever get to see the presentation?

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