Comments on: Scoble biting the hand that feeds? http://www.tomrafteryit.net/scoble-biting-the-hand-that-feeds/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Robert Scoble http://www.tomrafteryit.net/scoble-biting-the-hand-that-feeds/#comment-758 Robert Scoble Tue, 26 Apr 2005 07:43:12 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/scoble-biting-the-hand-that-feeds/#comment-758 >The guy who decided to bring Scoble into MS should win employee of the year. That was Vic Gundotra. >The guy who decided to bring Scoble into MS should win employee of the year.

That was Vic Gundotra.

]]> By: Robert Scoble http://www.tomrafteryit.net/scoble-biting-the-hand-that-feeds/#comment-757 Robert Scoble Tue, 26 Apr 2005 07:41:59 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/scoble-biting-the-hand-that-feeds/#comment-757 I disagree that the technologies I'm evangelizing hasn't made a difference either. .NET adoption is WAY up. Tablet PCs are making a bigger and bigger impact even though you can't find them on retail store shelves nearly anywhere. And Longhorn is getting good reviews from people who've actually seen it. And I see more and more SmartPhones. Oh, and Media Centers are selling like hotcakes. And wait til you see Xbox 2. I disagree that the technologies I’m evangelizing hasn’t made a difference either. .NET adoption is WAY up. Tablet PCs are making a bigger and bigger impact even though you can’t find them on retail store shelves nearly anywhere. And Longhorn is getting good reviews from people who’ve actually seen it. And I see more and more SmartPhones. Oh, and Media Centers are selling like hotcakes.

And wait til you see Xbox 2.

]]> By: Tom http://www.tomrafteryit.net/scoble-biting-the-hand-that-feeds/#comment-756 Tom Mon, 25 Apr 2005 16:01:51 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/scoble-biting-the-hand-that-feeds/#comment-756 "Not one of the MS products Scoble has been evangelising has made an impact" That may well be so Mark but it is not really the point, as I see it. The fact that Microsoft have hired Robert Scoble and appear to allow him pretty free rein to criticise them (as well as evangelising from time to time) is what is so original here. How this current story pans out will be fascinating, I think. If Microsoft fire Robert, it will be major news and will add further fuel to the flames that Microsoft are anti-gay. Whereas, if they keep him on, it sends a message that bloggers should be given free rein! That's a message that would stick in the throat of most executives, right now! “Not one of the MS products Scoble has been evangelising has made an impact”

That may well be so Mark but it is not really the point, as I see it. The fact that Microsoft have hired Robert Scoble and appear to allow him pretty free rein to criticise them (as well as evangelising from time to time) is what is so original here.

How this current story pans out will be fascinating, I think. If Microsoft fire Robert, it will be major news and will add further fuel to the flames that Microsoft are anti-gay. Whereas, if they keep him on, it sends a message that bloggers should be given free rein!

That’s a message that would stick in the throat of most executives, right now!

]]> By: Mark http://www.tomrafteryit.net/scoble-biting-the-hand-that-feeds/#comment-755 Mark Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:59:35 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/scoble-biting-the-hand-that-feeds/#comment-755 "The guy who decided to bring Scoble into MS should win employee of the year." Or booted out on his ass along with Scoble, but since that guy left for Skype recently it's a moot point. Not one of the MS products Scoble has been evangelising has made an impact, no matter how much time he spends waxing lyrical on something like the Tablet PC it's still a failure. What I'm starting to find disturbing about this brave new world is that it's pretty much the same as the old one, the hollow "stars" of the conference circuit making the rounds and quoting the same old people. In the 90's the were jorno's who travelled from junket to junket, now we've just replaced paid hacks with unpaid geeks who aspire to be paid hacks. “The guy who decided to bring Scoble into MS should win employee of the year.”

Or booted out on his ass along with Scoble, but since that guy left for Skype recently it’s a moot point. Not one of the MS products Scoble has been evangelising has made an impact, no matter how much time he spends waxing lyrical on something like the Tablet PC it’s still a failure.

What I’m starting to find disturbing about this brave new world is that it’s pretty much the same as the old one, the hollow “stars” of the conference circuit making the rounds and quoting the same old people. In the 90’s the were jorno’s who travelled from junket to junket, now we’ve just replaced paid hacks with unpaid geeks who aspire to be paid hacks.

]]> By: Damien Mulley http://www.tomrafteryit.net/scoble-biting-the-hand-that-feeds/#comment-754 Damien Mulley Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:57:18 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/scoble-biting-the-hand-that-feeds/#comment-754 Yeah been following this for a while. You're piece is better than mine. :) Scoble is becoming more high-profile by the week and it could be a very positive thing for Microsoft if they handle it well. Since he started in Microsoft their image and attitude has already started to change. I'm not sure if he is the one that has made it all happen but he seems to be the trigger for it. The guy who decided to bring Scoble into MS should win employee of the year. Yeah been following this for a while. You’re piece is better than mine. :) Scoble is becoming more high-profile by the week and it could be a very positive thing for Microsoft if they handle it well. Since he started in Microsoft their image and attitude has already started to change. I’m not sure if he is the one that has made it all happen but he seems to be the trigger for it. The guy who decided to bring Scoble into MS should win employee of the year.

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