Indeed one of the best ways to deflect attacks is to make it look like they're succeeding. It's the software equivalent of playing dead.
Joel SpolskyRemember, just because Microsoft can do something, doesn't mean you can. Microsoft makes their own gravity. Normal rules don't apply to them.
Joel SpolskyEntrepreneurship boils down to the simple fact that a team of really smart people who can get things done are going to get smart, useful things done.
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