The death of Microsoft

Quote from prt_systems:

Answer I do.

Now your prediction for going forward earnings for the next 12 quarters ?
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Oh I see how the game is played:

What is your prediction for going forward earnings for the next 12 quarters?
 
Quote from winter:

Although I don't keep up with the Fortran scene I am surprised at this comment beause at this point I would have guessed that fewer resources are devoted to keeping Fortran compilers up-to-date with the latest processor designs (requiring compiler tweaks) vs C/C++. Also if the difference in speed between compiled Fortran vs C/C++ was that critical wouldnt they just code that portion directly in assembly?
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Don't forget that FORmula TRANsactor was designed specifically for mathematical computations, while C was designed to make nifty obfuscated programs ;) and C++ added some objectivity to it all. While a pro could write a faster routine in assembly, an amateur might be better off coding in FORTRAN.
 
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Oh I see how the game is played:

What is your prediction for going forward earnings for the next 12 quarters?
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I'm not contending that they will grow and prosper ... you are ..... make your predictions .. assuming you actually have any hard research on which to base you numbers .....
 
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I'm not contending that they will grow and prosper ... you are ..... make your predictions .. assuming you actually have any hard research on which to base you numbers .....
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You're such a joke man. You stated that Microsoft is dying. All I am asking is when we should see the begininning of that death.

Your lame attempts to ask me questions (when I never made any bold predictions) and flip the burden of proof on me is transparent and pathetic.

If you make a statement be a man and back it up or shut-up. Don't try to divert attention from your lack of conviction.
 
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Don't forget that FORmula TRANsactor was designed specifically for mathematical computations, while C was designed to make nifty obfuscated programs ;) and C++ added some objectivity to it all. While a pro could write a faster routine in assembly, an amatuer might be better off coding in FORTRAN.
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Yes. My opinion is that I can write quality numerical code faster in C than fortran ... and if there is a good optimizing compiler (either standard or parallel C) I could get more done in environments where I had the choice. There is still are many Fortran libraries in use ... once they work and are optimized there is little incentive to re-write them...However fortran is starting to go the way of the buggy whip since many numerical problems are ammenable to parallelization ....
 
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Your lame attempts to ask me questions (when I never made any bold predictions) and flip the burden of proof on me is transparent and pathetic.

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Again you prove the difference between man and monkey.

Time for another banana ?
 
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Again you prove the difference between man and monkey.

Time for another banana ?
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Apparently you think yourself to be clever and funny however you come across as neither.
 
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