Do I Hate Bill Gates?

Given some recent hate-mail I've received (presumably from MS employees), I figure it's time to re-visit your friend and mine, the F.A.Q. !

Here's that FAQ that I put together, oh-so-long-ago to answer the intermittent questions.

Q: Do you hate Microsoft?

A: No, I love the company. That's why I'm writing this.

Q: So, you love it and you hate it?

A: I used to work there. You must love the company if you work there. I did, and I do. Sadly, the culture of innovation there -- that I loved -- is dying rapidly.

Q: Do you actually know anything about technology?

A: I shipped products for Microsoft, for Adobe, for Corel and for other companies. I wrote code and did many other software-related tasks, ending my ten-year stint in software as a marketing / business manager who could still code. So yes, I do. Enough to be dangerous, at least.

Q: Have you met Bill Gates?

A: Yes. Steve Ballmer and John Warnock too. Any other questions?