More on the T-Mobile/Microsoft Sidekick Data Loss & the Correct Meaning of Dogfooding

The Microsoft/T-Mobile Sidekick story just gets stranger and stranger as details and speculation emerge. But, I’m going to take a brief detour before going there. I have an issue with the way AppleInsider defines the term “dogfooding” in their otherwise extremely interesting article…

Microsoft’s Sidekick/Pink problems blamed on dogfooding and sabotage

AppleInsider defines “dogfooding” as: to eradicate any vestiges of competitor’s technologies after an acquisition (direct quote from their article). Although this description may fit the result of dogfooding, it is not a definition of the term.

The term comes from the saying “eat your own dogfood”.

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