Use of M$ instead of MS

RobertKaucher

Ok, to start off I am not posting this to offend anybody. I support every member's right to criticize whomever they choose. But I also have the right to be a whiny beeotch and give my view on this...

I think it is funny that people with a number of MS certifications, who clearly make their bread and butter supporting MS products, use M$ in their posts. What exactly is the criticism? I’d just like to spark a little conversation on it. I can understand the usage from a hard core open source/Linux fanatic who would never even consider dating a girl (as if!) who had used Windows because she had been contaminated. But as a person with MS certs, I find myself defending MS more than criticizing because I do not want to bite the hand that feeds me and because I actually like their products.

For example, I think MS made some mistakes with the system requirements for Vista. They should have been ramped up. 2GB RAM should have been the minimum recommended and 2 GHz should have been the minimum processor speed; although I run business, optimized for best performance, on a Pentium 4 with 1 GB RAM and it works fine. But I believe that Vista’s issues have been over blown by Apple with their Mac commercials. “Ha, ha… Vista sucks.”

What do you all think?

msteinhilber

I think it's silly really, I have some gripes about the company myself but I can find something to gripe about with just about any company. It's hypocritical to complain about the business practices Microsoft uses M$ or otherwise criticizes the company in a non-constructive manner yet holds certifications from Microsoft, probably in an attempt to better their career and earn a higher wage.

I'm all for making constructive complaints, but just throwing a little quip as a bash on Microsoft in your signature - right next to your MS certs listed under your avatar is a bit odd.