A Gentler Side of Microsoft: NOT!

Okay, so it's been five years since Bill G. "retired" into the Software Architect role. As I've previously pointed out, that hasn't made an iota of difference internally at Microsoft.

However, it seems to have made an impression on the larger world. In fact, people claim to see a purported gentler Microsoft (or at least ZD-Net sees one). How? Why?

Because Steve Ballmer is fundamentally a better people person than Bill G. He knows how to yell at people and also how to motivate people. He's a sales guy, after all, a veritable velociraptor of human interaction -- not a tech dweed who loves his own introverted thoughts (like BillG). This is the ONLY reason we're hearing about a gentler Microsoft - not because the company is gentler, but simply because Steve is better at projecting that idea.