a:2:{s:2:"to";a:1:{i:0;s:16:"rey@reybango.com";}s:7:"message";s:1576:"Name: Dave Rupert
Email: dave@paravelinc.com
Comment: Mr. Bango,
This is Dave Rupert from Paravel and the Shop Talk Show. I've been kicking around an idea about a "stunt" where I switch to Windows full-time for a year. I feel like this might be a mutually enjoyable experiment for Microsoft and after talking with people like Ryan Joy, your name came up as someone I should talk to because you might have a budget for it.

A little bit about why: Obviously I'm a fan of Microsoft, but I'm also kind of becoming disenchanted with the Mac/iPhone monoculture that exists in Web Development. I recently looked at the Shop Talk Show stats - we get about 20,000 listens a week our "desktop listeners" are about 54% Windows users, but that's not reflected in our show. Then I harked back to the old Diggnation days and remembered how much I liked the whole Kevin Rose (Mac) vs. Alex Albrecht (PC) thing. You really got to see the strengths of both platforms.

In my head it plays out like so: I'm challenged to go a year using MSFT products full time at work and play. Supply some nice hardware+phones, etc (maybe some compensation) and I am fully Windows myself for a whole year. When I speak, I use a Surface Pro 3 (or whatever). When I host Shop Talk, there's a balanced viewpoint. It should tell a pretty good story.

Just some thoughts. Let me know what you think or if I'm barking up the wrong tree.

– Dave

Time: January 22, 2015 at 3:39 pm
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