Hacker News Reader

I feel the same. I'd even argue that they continue to do more harm than good. So they aren't even moving in the right direction.

For me, telling their employees that patents would only be used defensively, then using them offensively (against Android) is as bad as anything they've ever done.

View on HN

Microsoft is a behemoth of a company with presumably layers of bureaucratic and historical debris all over the place. Short of a very profound, top-down remodelling of the company, it's actually refreshing to see that new voices are popping up inside of MS and being allowed to advance this quickly.

That is not to say they don't have a lot to make up for, just that there might still be hope for Microsoft.

And this certainly is completely different from when they partnered with Apple, and then screwed them over. Or when they partnered with IBM, and then screwed them over. Or when they partnered with Mosaic, and then screwed them over. Or when they partnered with hardware OEMs, and then used then to screw over competitors. I'm sure this time, MS is really serious about being a community player.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com