tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post4576992307791612950..comments2024-03-08T06:18:28.125+11:00Comments on Bronte Capital: Microsoft, the antediluvian tech giant John Hemptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03766274392122783128noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-92197686902388645672013-12-05T21:25:03.756+11:002013-12-05T21:25:03.756+11:00Doesn't snail mail presume more about the aver...Doesn't snail mail presume more about the average customer than say something about the sender?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-46804965010394696362013-12-05T00:18:39.301+11:002013-12-05T00:18:39.301+11:00Do I detect some bitterness?Do I detect some bitterness?The PMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003946750495994736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-58979924862844692862013-12-04T13:18:43.411+11:002013-12-04T13:18:43.411+11:00Google sent me a piece of snail mail the other day...Google sent me a piece of snail mail the other day. You might like to consider shorting that as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-20765655952398744932013-12-03T11:08:01.458+11:002013-12-03T11:08:01.458+11:00For your legacy code issue, obviously I don't ...For your legacy code issue, obviously I don't know what you have, but it may be easier than you think to retrofit an open-source SQL database. MySQL on my MacBook has been liberating.<br /><br />This sort of adaptation can be hired out to the former Eastern Bloc for pennies on the dollar, using sites like Rentacoder, Guru, Elance, etc.<br />Adam's Mythnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-44035036641993447682013-12-03T06:38:04.767+11:002013-12-03T06:38:04.767+11:00you're paying them 144 AUD per annum indefinit...you're paying them 144 AUD per annum indefinitely . . . they must be doing something right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-32107209636461945162013-12-03T03:28:32.053+11:002013-12-03T03:28:32.053+11:00This is on par with the snail mail I received (in ...This is on par with the snail mail I received (in NYC) a couple of years ago from the FT (via a Netherlands office)informing me that I could use my online subscription with their new web app.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-3868694975091524662013-12-02T18:35:06.612+11:002013-12-02T18:35:06.612+11:00I managed to forget the password for my Office 365...I managed to forget the password for my Office 365 web site. The password reset option tells me that they can't contact me via my phone, and I should contact my admin (me). Or call support (with a blue link which doesn't work).Oliver Townshendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621786531716625345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-85230377168543992342013-12-02T13:45:26.187+11:002013-12-02T13:45:26.187+11:00I think the commenter above has it right. I'm ...I think the commenter above has it right. I'm sure it's all a complicated tax avoidance scheme that then must follow local billing and tax laws. Look at the how much of their 'production' is assigned to Puerto Rico for a sense of how they structure things.<br /><br />Not to defend MIcrosoft, but I bet this is more regulatory/tax arbitrage than a case of idiots running the show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-32129037331606826452013-12-02T12:01:53.392+11:002013-12-02T12:01:53.392+11:00Need MSFT for a computer at home shared with my wi...Need MSFT for a computer at home shared with my wife.<br /><br />Also need MS Access sometimes for legacy code.<br /><br />The latter annoys me witless as it prohibits Macs on which Access will not run.John Hemptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766274392122783128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-17927113226752024742013-12-02T11:39:08.734+11:002013-12-02T11:39:08.734+11:00Yes. Microsoft: Orphan in the Sky.
http://nostr...Yes. Microsoft: Orphan in the Sky.<br /><br />http://nostradoofus.com/2007/03/28/windows-vista-orphan-in-the-sky<br />Adam's Mythnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-48075267360761085102013-12-02T11:03:52.196+11:002013-12-02T11:03:52.196+11:00Based on your previous posts about Linux, VDI, &qu...Based on your previous posts about Linux, VDI, "Software will Eat the World" etc., I didn't pick you for a proprietary office suite type of guy. LibreOffice and / or Google Docs not cutting it? Need the Excel functions for modeling?Michael Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-47701500424611211452013-12-02T10:07:49.498+11:002013-12-02T10:07:49.498+11:00They are probably invoicing from Singapore so they...They are probably invoicing from Singapore so they can avoid Australian income tax on the profits from the sale to you.Absalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131268683451462949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-6797199407614912002013-12-02T08:19:02.717+11:002013-12-02T08:19:02.717+11:00I live in the UK.
I have an AmEx card issued by A...I live in the UK.<br /><br />I have an AmEx card issued by AmEx UK, billed in Sterling.<br /><br />The monthly paper statements are airmailed from the USA.strowgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152694000041025748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-84092970817069042092013-12-02T07:58:11.074+11:002013-12-02T07:58:11.074+11:00But at least they have got some economies of scale...But at least they have got some economies of scale by using regional offices. Just think how much more it would have cost them if every country did their own invoicing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com