Posted by
glen ropella on
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/NTY-Buy-Apple-gadgets-use-Google-services-buy-media-from-Amazon-tp7584915p7585005.html
Well, it's less about grudges or even disagreements about business
practices or technology, and more about what you _learn_ from using a
service/tool. If the objective is to learn, which I argue it should be,
at least to some satisficing extent, then you want translucent
tools/services. If it's too opaque or too transparent, it's difficult
to learn. E.g. you won't really learn the differences between spam
filters if you can't dig in and swap them in and out... or chain them
together. I don't know anything about microsoft's exchange online, but
my guess is that the spam and anti-malware tools have limited control
surfaces exposed to the customer.
The deeper point is that there is no sharp line between customer and
vendor. In order to be a good customer, you have to be a bit of a
vendor and vice versa.
On 02/24/2014 10:36 AM, Marcus G. Daniels wrote:
>
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/microsoft-exchange-online-email-for-business-FX103739072.aspx>
>
> I know, I know, but Microsoft killed your Pappy!
>
>
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/MicrosoftKilledMyPappy.aspx--
⇒⇐ glen
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