Microsoft Loses Key Engineer to Google

Microsoft Loses Key Engineer to Google 475

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:10PM from the google-os-rumors-aflutter dept.

galdur writes "Microsoft Watch reports Marc Lucovsky, one of Microsoft's key Windows architects has defected to Google. His confidence in Microsoft's ability to ship software seems to have waned, too. Some hypothesize Google working on an OS but in the wake of Google's inroads into Ajax tech applications (GMail, Suggest, Maps), I think Google may have other plans for the chief software architect for Microsoft's .Net My Services ("Hailstorm")" CT Many users are reporting 404s on the Microsoft Watch article, but its working fine for others. Hopefully they'll fix their server soon.

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Blog entry is gone already? (Score:1, Funny)

by Eric Smith ( 4379 ) * writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:11PM (#11838737) Homepage Journal

Anybody save a copy?

I wonder (Score:5, Funny)

by Ravenscall ( 12240 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:11PM (#11838742)

How many Shadowrunners it took to pull off that one.

Re:Is it ethical? (Score:5, Funny)

by Eternally optimistic ( 822953 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:13PM (#11838767)

I'm sure this gentlemen acquired enough ethics at Microsoft, so this will not be an issue.

Heh... (Score:4, Funny)

by the_skywise ( 189793 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:14PM (#11838785)

Buck Fill...

Man, what'd they use to call it when Microsoft did it to their competitors... There was an actual term associated with it when they'd drive up to their competition in Limo's and try to hire away their best staff for million dollar salaries... (like they did to Borland)

And I end with a quote from Oliver of Bloom County:
"Hackers don't handle obsolescence well."

What's the penalty for that crime? (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:18PM (#11838831)

He was charged with building the Windows NT executive, kernel, Win32 run-time and other key elements of the operating system. NT was the precursor to Windows Server.
Seems like 20 to life might be appropriate for this bit of malfeasance.

Re:I wonder (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:19PM (#11838848)

Hah! MS campus _is_ up in the Redmond Barrens after all, right near Seattle ;)

You know it's bad when... (Score:3, Funny)

by Khyber ( 864651 ) writes: <techkitsune@gmail.com> on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:21PM (#11838868) Homepage Journal

Even the Borg themselves can't keep ahold of their own collective.

All your drones are belong to Google.

for clarification... (Score:4, Funny)

by The-Perl-CD-Bookshel ( 631252 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:23PM (#11838888) Homepage Journal

A 16-year Microsoft veteran, Lucovsky was one of a handful of "Distinguished Engineers" at Microsoft. He is credited as one of the core dozen engineers that came from Digital Equipment Corp. to Microsoft and built the Windows NT operating system. He was charged with building the Windows NT executive, kernel, Win32 run-time and other key elements of the operating system. NT was the precursor to Windows Server.

Windows NT: thank god he's not from the Darkside of the Force...

Comment removed (Score:4, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:23PM (#11838890)

Comment removed based on user account deletion

Re:You may have heard of Mark... (Score:5, Funny)

by stud9920 ( 236753 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:26PM (#11838918)

his discontempt ? So he actually admired their practices ?

What's a "Google style lunch"? (Score:2, Funny)

by Tibor the Hun ( 143056 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:30PM (#11838962)

Waiter:What'll it be?
You: 25,600 possible answers. [google.com]
Waiter:Come again?
You: About 1,190,000 possible answers. [google.com] ...

Re:You may have heard of Mark... (Score:3, Funny)

by jaylee7877 ( 665673 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:34PM (#11839002) Homepage

errr... discontent. It sounded right in my head, I promise, but then a lot of things sound right in my head until my mouth speaks them...

Re:You may have heard of Mark... (Score:5, Funny)

by rifftide ( 679288 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:48PM (#11839140)

And if their bug tracking tool hadn't been a 16-bit app, they might've reported even more bugs.

Re:Predictions of Doom (Score:5, Funny)

by Golias ( 176380 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:49PM (#11839161)

I can't wait to hear all the predictions of how this is the end of Microsoft. Relax folks...

Ooo! Does this mean we can start calling Microsoft "beleagured"?

What fun! It's like FUD Karma!

"Hmmm... I suppose you could go with an Exchange Server, but I hear Google plans to come up with a new OS which will probably drive Microsoft out of business, and then what kind of support will you be left with? Let me show you some Open Source alternatives for your mail server which you know you can depend on..."

Re:Ohh Yes another OS! (Score:5, Funny)

by Anita Coney ( 648748 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @06:54PM (#11839191) Homepage

If I had to choose between running a current BeOS or ever having sex again, I'd choose BeOS. It was simply astonishing.

But then again, being a geek, any chance of me actually having sex would be next to impossible. So I really wouldn't be giving up much.

Still, BeOS was fantastic.

Re:Google OS (Score:3, Funny)

by commodoresloat ( 172735 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @07:26PM (#11839486)

I don't think that the limit is the sky. I think the limit is the fact that Microsoft OS is installed on over 90% of world's desktops.
Yes, but look at the default Desktop background.
The limit is the sky.

Re:Google OS (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @07:27PM (#11839491)

1: Kill yourself
2: ???
3: Profit!

Key Engineer? (Score:5, Funny)

by Hatta ( 162192 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @07:47PM (#11839648) Journal

So that's the jerk who invented the windows key!

Re:Predictions of Doom (Score:3, Funny)

by Money for Nothin' ( 754763 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @08:32PM (#11839946)

Ooo! Does this mean we can start calling Microsoft "beleagured"?

"It is official; Slashdot confirms: Windows is dying"

One more crippling bombshell hit the already-beleagured Windows community when Microsoft-Watch.com confirmed that Windows mindshare has dropped yet again, now down to less than a fraction of 1% of all lead developers..."

It's not a bug, it's a feature! (Score:3, Funny)

by Shazow ( 263582 ) writes: <{andrey.petrov} {at} {shazow.net}> on Thursday March 03, 2005 @08:54PM (#11840099) Homepage

*Few weeks later*

"Oooo, IE7 is out and Windows is automatically updating, so exciting!"

*2 hours and 4 reboots later*

"Hmm, strange, it wont connect to anything Google-related." :D

- shazow

ARGH! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @10:20PM (#11840655)

themselv's

Ahh... it hurts my eyes...

Re:Google OS (Score:2, Funny)

by drxray ( 839725 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @10:20PM (#11840660) Homepage

Hey, great! Does this mean I could run bittorrent(/emule/irc dcc server) on google's machines instead of mine? Download it when it's done... Seeding would no longer be a chore :)

Re:You may have heard of Mark... (Score:3, Funny)

by OldManAndTheC++ ( 723450 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @11:39PM (#11841131)

Now see here, young man... 'Misunderestimate' is a perfectly cromulent word. :)=
'Cromulent.' Er, yes. Right. Thank you for embiggening my vocabulary!

Re:MS couldn't get away with it (Score:3, Funny)

by cpghost ( 719344 ) writes: on Friday March 04, 2005 @01:18AM (#11841723) Homepage

Of course MS could get away with it. All it takes is a low random probability of failure to access Google (say, 5% or so):

/* google poison section*/ if (random() < 0.05 && detect_domain(GOOGLE)) { do_some_nasty_things(); } proceed_normally();

Re:Ohh Yes another OS! (Score:3, Funny)

by cpghost ( 719344 ) writes: on Friday March 04, 2005 @01:29AM (#11841779) Homepage

But then again, being a geek, any chance of me actually having sex would be next to impossible.

As a geek, you should have read RFC 696969: "Interpersonal Communications Protocol v3" to start with, esp. paying close attention to the "flirting" section, which specifies the "handshaking protocol to initiate sex."

Will the REAL AJAX please stand up? (Score:3, Funny)

by darekana ( 205478 ) writes: on Friday March 04, 2005 @02:45AM (#11842074) Homepage

I found him. [ajax-usa.com] The ancient and elusive Ajax of yore.

Don't let that designer fool steal his fame!

Thank you.

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Blog entry is gone already? (Score:1, Funny)

I wonder (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Is it ethical? (Score:5, Funny)

Heh... (Score:4, Funny)

What's the penalty for that crime? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:I wonder (Score:1, Funny)

You know it's bad when... (Score:3, Funny)

for clarification... (Score:4, Funny)

Comment removed (Score:4, Funny)

Re:You may have heard of Mark... (Score:5, Funny)

What's a "Google style lunch"? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:You may have heard of Mark... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:You may have heard of Mark... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Predictions of Doom (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Ohh Yes another OS! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Google OS (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Google OS (Score:1, Funny)

Key Engineer? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Predictions of Doom (Score:3, Funny)

It's not a bug, it's a feature! (Score:3, Funny)

ARGH! (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Google OS (Score:2, Funny)

Re:You may have heard of Mark... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:MS couldn't get away with it (Score:3, Funny)

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Will the REAL AJAX please stand up? (Score:3, Funny)

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