Microsoft Staff Hide Their iPhones From Executives

[Mr_Man]

If Microsoft employees use the products people like, they're going to be more likely to want to design their own devices and interfaces with those things in mind.

 

[m-manla]

They should hack thoses iPhones and see if it can run Windows 7

 

[zelannii]

[citation][nom]schwiing[/nom]Talk about dedication! It would be different if people were using Macs at work...that's something you either need to hide or keep at home if you work in Redmond[/citation]

unless you work in the Mac BU, which is a major profit center for Microsoft.

You people all forget, other than DOS, most of Microsoft's first software products for for the MAC OS (System X in those days) and that Excel (Microsoft MultiPlan) was on a Mac for near 3 years before it even had a PC equivalent.

For the WINDOWS team, Os X is a target dead in sights. However, for the app teams, OS X is a valued and one of their longest standing customers!

 

[zelannii]

[citation][nom]Camikazi[/nom]Yea well Steve Jobs likes to control everything, so he would probably be pissed off if a computer that is anything but glossy white entered Apple Headquarters.[/citation]

Uh, Steve was the one behind all the colors... White is sharp, and semi-modern, but Steve is all about the rainbow of color options... The only color he abhors is beige.

 

[zelannii]

[citation][nom]keitmo[/nom]Naturally, the *only* reason to disguise an iPhone is to hide it from management. One would never hide it to, say, discourage theft.[/citation]

I don't know about you, but I actually hope a thief DOES steal my iPhone. 1, I'm covered under my home-owner's insurance (a rider policy actually), so it's not a big deal as long as I file a police report I'm only out nothing ($50 if i don't file a report, like if I accidentally drop it or loose it)...
2) i can track the damned thing REAL easy. A whole lot of dumb crooks that steal phones are simply less crooks on the street, and since it;s very easy to argue that an iPhone is worth in excess of $500 ($600 cost to replace out of contract, or $300 plus contract extension costs to reset to 2 years), it's not simple theft, its a crime punishable in my state for not less than "one year and one day" in prison.

please, steal my phone... seriously. I have no problem getting a new one for $0 if its stolen, and would love to see one more dumbass in jail for a year (and you've got to be a special kind of dumbass to steal a device you KNOW has a GPS chip in it).

 

[zelannii]

[citation][nom]rklein03[/nom]This is just taking the whole joke Ballmer tried to crack too far. Honestly if anyone at Microsoft really is offended that an employee uses an Iphone they have bigger issues. What it all boils down to is some employees want to play it safe and don't want to rock the boat. Even if they had their Iphone on their desk it would not matter, not a big deal and I am sure that Microsoft feels the same way. Now when your talking the execs, they may indeed choose to not use one, not because they were told not to, but because they are more loyal to the brand than someone that files paperwork and does data entry.[/citation]

Yea, seriously. general employees, this should not be an issue for. however, lets say a lead programmer, team lead, or manager in a department that WORK ON Windows Mobile, THAT might be taken with a odd colored light...

Microsoft actually has Apple programmers on staff, in fact, they've released several iPhone apps, and a slew of Mac based software (and the first ever Microsoft spreadsheet, Multiplan, predecessor to Excel, was for a Mac.) They have a long history of working with apple, not against it, with the exception of the OS market.

 

[konjiki7]

[citation][nom]zelannii[/nom]I don't know about you, but I actually hope a thief DOES steal my iPhone. 1, I'm covered under my home-owner's insurance (a rider policy actually), so it's not a big deal as long as I file a police report I'm only out nothing ($50 if i don't file a report, like if I accidentally drop it or loose it)... 2) i can track the damned thing REAL easy. A whole lot of dumb crooks that steal phones are simply less crooks on the street, and since it;s very easy to argue that an iPhone is worth in excess of $500 ($600 cost to replace out of contract, or $300 plus contract extension costs to reset to 2 years), it's not simple theft, its a crime punishable in my state for not less than "one year and one day" in prison. please, steal my phone... seriously. I have no problem getting a new one for $0 if its stolen, and would love to see one more dumbass in jail for a year (and you've got to be a special kind of dumbass to steal a device you KNOW has a GPS chip in it).[/citation]

I think the real "dumbass" missed the purpose of the original post....

 

[kingssman]

MS employees shouldn't be ashamed or afraid of their iPhones.. After all they should be using them to copy form, functionality, when programming their win7 phones. Just like how MS employees using OSX was taking ideas to put into windows Vista. Why be original when you can just let Apple guide the future of computing?

 

[konjiki7]

That's exactly what apple did

osx = linux
ipod = creative
iphone = htc
ipad = kindle

insert dummy proof UI that takes away functionality
insert small trendy frame or make it pretty
Insert ridiculously inflate price

Apple's guide to success

 

[Guest]

You forgot: under power device with old hardware laying around warehouse!

 

[grieve]

[citation][nom]kelemvor4[/nom]I'm generally not a Microsoft fan, but I have to agree with him on one point: Loyalty is important. In my opinion it's important in all areas of my life, including loyalty to my employer.In this case, it's even more important as it's a competitor's product with competing logos. In my office for example, clothing with any company logo on it (other than ours) is forbidden. It's not a rule I've ever seen actually enforced, but I noticed it in a recent training class.Personally I'm surprised a fortune 500 company like Microsoft is allowing cell phones with cameras on the premises. Most do not, for risk of corporate espionage. I am carrying a blackberry 8830 world edition especially because of this and the ability to roam in other countries.[/citation]

so if you work for M$ it's ok to have a Blackberry but not a iphone? same difference...
If you stand by what your saying you would buy an XP phone even though you will also need a wheelbarrow to lug it around.

 

[kelemvor4]

so if you work for M$ it's ok to have a Blackberry but not a iphone? same difference...
If you stand by what your saying you would buy an XP phone even though you will also need a wheelbarrow to lug it around.

I would love to have a Windows Mobile phone. I had one before I got my current job and got a company phone. I would prefer a droid if I could have any phone on the market, though.

 

[togenshi]

Im more embarassed to be surrounded by only iPhones when I am out at clubs and stuff. I swear everyone and their dog has an iPhone now...

 

[wildwell]

[citation][nom]togenshi[/nom]Im more embarassed to be surrounded by only iPhones when I am out at clubs and stuff. I swear everyone and their dog has an iPhone now...[/citation]
+1!
I couldn't agree more!

 

[dthatcher7]

#1 RE: Corporate Loyalty. Yeah, neither MS or any other American company has any right to expect brand loyalty from their employees, given that they don't really have any loyalty to them. H1-B anyone? And that's just one example.
#2: RE: Omigosh MS people are using iPhones!!!!! All of these products have their niche. Comparing classic WinMo to the iPhone is like comparing apples to oranges. The geeks I know run a mix of WinMo and Android phones. iPhones are perfect for the layperson, just like Macs. RIM, on the other hand, finds its dominance in the business world.

 

[Someguyperson]

IT'S NOT ABOUT BRAND LOYALTY. It's about being proud of what you're working on. If you make the Windows kernel, yet you don't even use it at your house, what does that say about your work?

To put it in a different light, would you like it if you were the owner of a restaurant and your chef wouldn't eat the food he just prepared? It's about the quality of the work in Microsoft. If you don't like your work, why don't you do something and make it better? Otherwise, GET OUT!

 

[grieve]

[citation][nom]kelemvor4[/nom]I would love to have a Windows Mobile phone. I had one before I got my current job and got a company phone. I would prefer a droid if I could have any phone on the market, though.[/citation]
i do agree with everything you said regarding company loyalty. When it comes to a phone however i don't care what company i work for i will use what i like. I do agree with you about the Camera's on phones though, I can understand why many companies will not allow cameras.

-If a person is a used dodge salesman... he/she should prolly drive a dodge.
-If a person works for MS... he/she should prolly use Windows @ work.
-If the company pays for the phone, i will use whatever they supply. If i pay for the phone, I use what i can afford!