The past week was a busy one here at TechFlash, with news on everything from Twitter and Microsoft to new startups and Apple's new iPhone 3G S. Those stories and others have sparked a lot of chatter on the site. Here are some of the comments that caught our eye.
"Hater" on Microsoft veteran to launch Twitter search engine CrowdEye: "Business model (excluding "getting bought by a friend/connection because we're cool")? Too many people trying to surf the twitter wave. It'll come down crashing.
Frank Catalano on Not much left for Microsoft to cut in consumer software business: "Microsoft's interest in consumer software (as opposed to productivity software, which the Office offerings for Windows and Mac OS fall into) seems to be cyclical. ... The company has gotten in -- and out of -- home education software, interactive toys and other strictly "consumer" categories off and on throughout the years. Remember Actimates Barney? And the ill-fated Microsoft Home line of CD-ROM titles which, at one point, numbered over 100. ... If you dig back to a piece that appeared in Seattle Weekly in 2003, you'll see this isn't the first time: http://bit.ly/10Yq21 . ... Heck, I still have a shrinkwrapped copy of Microsoft Bob."
"Jmmx" on Photo Gallery: Waiting in the rain for the new iPhone 3G S: "Well looks like the Palm Pre really killed the iPhone. All these people are here for the funeral?"
Lee on How a Microsoft veteran learned to love Linux and why it matters: "Early Linux ('91-'92) actually predates Windows NT, but I do agree with you. Had Windows NT been released as "free software", Linux may not have gained the momentum it has today. But then, who at Microsoft could have suggested such a "wild idea", which might have ultimately preserved the company. It will be interesting to see the shape of the software landscape 20 years from now. Free software will certainly exist and thrive, regardless of whether Microsoft continues along."
"Read" on Food charity disputes criticism of Microsoft's IE8 meal donations: Entitled Bay Area geek who probably hasn't donated a dime to a charity in years finds fault with a million dollar contribution to feeding the hungry. Film at 11."
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