Comments on: Did Microsoft Steal My Idea? http://crastinate.com/2008/10/11/did-microsoft-steal-my-idea/ A Blog by Ely Rosenstock Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:26:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rob http://crastinate.com/2008/10/11/did-microsoft-steal-my-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Rob Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:21:55 +0000 http://crastinate.wordpress.com/?p=190#comment-394 Sounds fishy to me. Sounds fishy to me.

]]> By: Ely Rosenstock http://crastinate.com/2008/10/11/did-microsoft-steal-my-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Ely Rosenstock Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:37:36 +0000 http://crastinate.wordpress.com/?p=190#comment-393 Aleks, I think you mean Keynote. And yes, I did use Keynote to make the presentation and then ported it over to PowerPoint. I just like it better. Aleks, I think you mean Keynote. And yes, I did use Keynote to make the presentation and then ported it over to PowerPoint. I just like it better.

]]> By: Aleks http://crastinate.com/2008/10/11/did-microsoft-steal-my-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Aleks Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:57:30 +0000 http://crastinate.wordpress.com/?p=190#comment-392 It's great that you used Frontpage for the presentation in front of the Microsoft executives ;) It’s great that you used Frontpage for the presentation in front of the Microsoft executives ;)

]]> By: Ely Rosenstock http://crastinate.com/2008/10/11/did-microsoft-steal-my-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Ely Rosenstock Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:31:21 +0000 http://crastinate.wordpress.com/?p=190#comment-391 Barry, neither party signed anything. There wasn't a T&C agreement for the competition either. Marc, the Live Search marketing team is in NY and they're the ones who put on the competition. It might be a coincidence but the search team definitely knew about the competition. Barry, neither party signed anything. There wasn’t a T&C agreement for the competition either.

Marc, the Live Search marketing team is in NY and they’re the ones who put on the competition. It might be a coincidence but the search team definitely knew about the competition.

]]> By: Marc http://crastinate.com/2008/10/11/did-microsoft-steal-my-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Marc Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:05:04 +0000 http://crastinate.wordpress.com/?p=190#comment-390 A good friend of mine works for Microsoft--he constantly tells me stories of inefficient bureaucracy, screwed-up communication even within teams, and other Dilbert-esque tales of the left hand not knowing what the right is doing. While I wouldn't totally discount the possibility that MS took your idea, I think it's far more likely this a case of "great minds think alike." I'd bet my next paycheck the search team never even knew about the competition put on by the marketing division. A good friend of mine works for Microsoft–he constantly tells me stories of inefficient bureaucracy, screwed-up communication even within teams, and other Dilbert-esque tales of the left hand not knowing what the right is doing.

While I wouldn’t totally discount the possibility that MS took your idea, I think it’s far more likely this a case of “great minds think alike.” I’d bet my next paycheck the search team never even knew about the competition put on by the marketing division.

]]> By: Barry http://crastinate.com/2008/10/11/did-microsoft-steal-my-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Barry Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:30:33 +0000 http://crastinate.wordpress.com/?p=190#comment-389 Whoa...what were the terms of the competition - did anyone sign an NDA? Did the business plans become MS's property? Whoa…what were the terms of the competition – did anyone sign an NDA? Did the business plans become MS’s property?

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