[school-discuss] Micro$oft: Weaker or Sneakier?

[Joel Kahn <jj2kk4@xxxxxxxxx>]

I took notice of the following recent story:

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/080620/microsoft_internet.html

The quote from Steve Balmer especially
caught my eye:

"At the end of the day, this is about
the ad platform. This is not about
just any one of the applications."

Any public statement from any of the
M$ top dogs must, of course, be very
carefully examined for all of its
potential Byzantine meanings, and this
is especially true when we see such
obscure doubletalk as this. Is M$ really
adopting a more cautious policy, or is
it just planning some mischief even more
devious than its past stunts?

Joel