Mini, It's Ok To Shut Down Mini-Microsoft

It looks like Who da'Punk, the anonymous Microsoft employee who publishes Mini-Microsoft, a blog that has galvanized many rank-and-file Microsofties with  pertinent zingers at Microsoft's management, which seems unable to conduct business at the speed of thought, to paraphrase Bill Gates' fascinating, 1999 book titled "Business @ The Speed of Thought," has shut down. For good.

 

In my selfishness, I've chided Mini, as Who da'Punk is more commonly called, for taking breaks from blogging about the interesting, internal struggles at Microsoft. As one who has spent a few thousand dollars on Microsoft software and services since 1990, I feel like I own a piece of the company, although I don't even own the software I "bought."

Even now, I don't want Mini to shutdown his blog. But since he has, I certainly understand. It's not easy blogging anonymously inside a corporation with the fear of being exposed ever present.

 

And the pressure is increasing. It's evident in Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat's May 28, 2006 article headlined "Microsoft's mystery insider.

It's also evident in Mini's May 28, 2006 post headlined "All Good Things..." He did say it was the end "but only my end of it. The rest is up to you." I think it was just a matter of time before he blew his cover. Especially if he kept making mistakes such as sending Westneat an e-mail under his name.

 

Mini, for the sake of your health, sanity and family, keep Mini-Microsoft in hiatus. You have galvanized the Microsofties and made Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and others in management realize that they have a problem that will result in the loss of good talent if they don't stop taking it for granted. To battle Google you need skilled and satisfied talent, not disgruntled drones.

 

Mini, let "All Good Things..." be your swan song. Start wriing your book.

Best wishes, Munir.

Note: This post was re-edited to fix lines that failed to post and to fix tenses.