http://venturebeat.disqus.com/News about Tech, Business and InnovationenSat, 27 Oct 2007 20:05:42 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2007/10/26/in-history-revision-microsoft-now-a-friend-of-the-valley/#comment-14680145<p>Agreed... I remember that Simpson's episode where Homer tries to start an internet company and then Bill Gates kills his business... but, as you said, Matt, things have changed... A lot of people are cheering Microsoft on... I mean their transformation from a desktop giant to a big player in the internet space was amazing... bravo :)</p>Aydin MirzaeeSat, 27 Oct 2007 20:05:42 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2007/10/26/in-history-revision-microsoft-now-a-friend-of-the-valley/#comment-14680144<p>really interesting observations matt. and i think spot on for the most part.</p><p>fascinating how microsoft has changed from overlord back to underdog.</p><p>(altho there was also a time in the late 80's / early 90's where microsoft was an earlier underdog too).</p><p>consistent tho with everything that Microsoft has been about since its earliest beginnings, is this story is about *developers*... this time, perhaps thru Facebook's platform, instead of the Microsoft Windows platform.</p><p>as dominant as Google is / has been, i still don't think they've really got inside the head of the developer community, and that's still an opportunity / challenge for them to figure out. perhaps a little healthy competition will make the GOOG pay more attention on that front, and i hope they are successful in making progress there.</p><p>- dave mcclure</p>davemc500hatsFri, 26 Oct 2007 17:37:32 -0000