Blast from the Past: Microsoft in Education
okay, I'm about to give away something that would let anyone who knows me figure out who I am, not that it matters...
Back in the day, I worked on the Microsoft in Education web site. Extensively. In fact, I built huge chunks of the thing.
So, it was somewhat humorous to me to see this thing about open source software on the higher education web site. It purports to be a "factual analysis" of what kinds of software are good to use in academic environments. And when you think of education and academics, you probably think of well-argued papers, thoughtful analysis and professors working for the best in their students and themselves.
Okay, that's all bullshit when it comes to Microsoft in Education. I went to that group thinking that's why I was getting. How naive of me, you'll say. And you'd be right.
Because Microsoft Education group is pure and simple a sales group. That's all they are. Do they care about education? Not a shit's worth. Do they care about academic integrity. No way in hell. They are in the business of selling things. That's all. And I guess I'm sad about this.
*(Sure, maybe back in the day Nathan Myrhvold's group did some of this academically rigorous analysis. But if it's still being done, it sure as hell doesn't hit the public web site anymore.)
Back in the day, I worked on the Microsoft in Education web site. Extensively. In fact, I built huge chunks of the thing.
So, it was somewhat humorous to me to see this thing about open source software on the higher education web site. It purports to be a "factual analysis" of what kinds of software are good to use in academic environments. And when you think of education and academics, you probably think of well-argued papers, thoughtful analysis and professors working for the best in their students and themselves.
Okay, that's all bullshit when it comes to Microsoft in Education. I went to that group thinking that's why I was getting. How naive of me, you'll say. And you'd be right.
Because Microsoft Education group is pure and simple a sales group. That's all they are. Do they care about education? Not a shit's worth. Do they care about academic integrity. No way in hell. They are in the business of selling things. That's all. And I guess I'm sad about this.
*(Sure, maybe back in the day Nathan Myrhvold's group did some of this academically rigorous analysis. But if it's still being done, it sure as hell doesn't hit the public web site anymore.)
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