Comments on: Web retro: The first stumbling steps of Microsoft.com back in 1994-1998

By: Anis Maharjan

Anis Maharjan — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:49:31 +0000

WOw!! A Real evolution has took place… Great work Microsoft…

By: jardenberg kommenterar – 2009-08-16 — jardenberg unedited

jardenberg kommenterar – 2009-08-16 — jardenberg unedited — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:32:13 +0000

[...] Web retro: The first stumbling steps of Microsoft.com back in 1994-1998 [...]

By: billg

billg — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:11:03 +0000

There is more detail here:

http://www.microsoft.com/misc/features/features_flshbk.htm

By: Chales Kane

Chales Kane — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:09:33 +0000

Regrettably I remember some of those monstrosities. They must have tried every possible emphasis for “Where do you want to go today?” which surely was the worst company slogan EVER devised, quite meaningless, nearly a tongue twister, way too long etc.
But – look at the most recent site – it’s a mess too! Top bar, (Space), Bing bar, (different Space), broad metally menu bar, (mini Space), big block with 2 awkward vertical text strips, (another different space), Black (why black?) news bar, (space – bigger than all the others), then a triple column split which matches nothing else on the page. Sheesh.
And what oh what is: “Your potential. Our passion.*”
I’ll tell you what – rubbish words.

By: John H

John H — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:29:57 +0000

DejaVu….all over again!!

By: Microsoft – Well, You’ll See… | CookieofDoom.com

Microsoft – Well, You’ll See… | CookieofDoom.com — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:57:49 +0000

[...] was gonna make a clever title for this post, but I really don’t have to. Take a look at Microsoft’s old website designs that pingdom dug up. Stuff like this is why people call the 90’s the “dark ages” [...]