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{{Infobox person
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| name = Mary Jo Foley
| name = Mary Jo Foley
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| birth_place = Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
| birth_place = [[Framingham, Massachusetts]], USA
| nationality = American (US)
| nationality = American (US)
| residence = New York City
| residence = New York City
| occupation = technology writer , author, podcaster, editor
| occupation = technology writer, author, podcaster, editor
| known_for = Self employed Editor "All About Microsoft" on ZDNet
| known_for = Editor of "All About Microsoft" column on [[ZDNet]]
| website = http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
| website = http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
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'''Mary Jo Foley''' is an American freelance technology writer, author, podcaster and news editor. She regularly writes news, previews, and reviews for [[Microsoft]]'s strategy, products and technology. Foley has been covering news on [[Microsoft Windows]], and previously on [[Unix]]-related technology, since 1983,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redmondmag.com/articles/2009/12/01/is-microsoft-too-old-for-web-20.aspx|title=Is Microsoft Too Old for Web 2.0?|author=Mary Jo Foley|publisher=Redmond Magazine|date=1 December 2009|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref> for publications including the [[Ziff Davis]] website [[ZDNet]], ''[[eWeek]]'', ''Baseline''<ref name=pcfront>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,89894,00.asp|title=Microsoft: No Good News on the PC Front|publisher=[[PC Magazine]]|author=Mary Jo Foley|date=19 October 2001|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref> and ''[[PC Magazine]]''<ref name=pcfront/>.


==Career==
Foley graduated from [[Simmons College]] in 1983 with a degree in technical journalism.<ref name=heroes>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HrqgGAkscnwC&pg=PA43|title=Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the World's Top Bloggers|author=Michael A. Banks|chapter=Chapter 5: Mary Jo Foley - All About Microsoft|publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]]|year=2007|page=43|isbn=978-0470197394}}</ref> In 1984 she interviewed the then head of Microsoft, [[Bill Gates]], for a cover story in ''Electronic Business'' magazine. The interview was held at the Microsoft booth of the annual [[COMDEX]] technology exhibition. During the interview, [[Apple Computer]] CEO [[Steve Jobs]], whom Foley did not know, walked up and began chatting with Gates. Eventually Foley grew impatient and told Jobs that she was trying to do an interview, and asked him to come back later. Jobs walked away, and Gates then explained to Foley that she had just sent away the head of Apple.<ref name=heroes/> In 1991 she was hired by the magazine ''[[PCWeek]]'', later renamed to ''eWeek'', and moved to San Francisco. In 1993 she was offered the newly vacant post of Microsoft reporter, and moved to [[Seattle, Washington]], near Microsoft's [[Redmond, Washington]] headquarters. In the late 1990s, she edited the award-winning "At The Evil Empire" column for ZDNet, and subsequently the "Microsoft Watch" blog for Ziff Davis. She currently edits the "All About Microsoft" column on ZDNet.


== Podcasting ==
'''Mary Jo Foley''' is a self employed technology writer, author, podcaster, and news editor. She regularly writes news, previews, and reviews for Microsoft products and services including Microsoft's business and enterprise offerings. Mary Jo Foley has been covering Windows and earlier on UNIX related technology news since 1983.
Foley co-hosts a weekly [[podcast]] with [[Leo Laporte]] and [[Paul Thurrott]], called “Windows Weekly”, covering news on Microsoft, its products and services, and other computing-related topics, especially on enterprise computing. On the podcast she has interviewed prominent figures in information technology, including [[Bill Gates]], [[Steve Jobs]] and [[Steve Ballmer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twit.tv/show/windows-weekly/340|title=Can I Call You Steve?|author=Mary Jo Foley, [[Paul Thurrott]] and [[Leo Laporte]]|publisher=[[TWiT.tv]]|date=12 December 2013|accessdate=25 July 2014}}</ref>.


==''All About Microsoft''==

Three days before the public launch on February 17, 2000 of the full version of [[Microsoft Windows 2000]], which Microsoft advertised as "a standard in reliability," a leaked memo from Microsoft reported on by Foley revealed that Windows 2000 had "over 63,000 potential known defects."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,2076967,00.htm|title=Bugfest! Win2000 has 63,000 'defects'|author=Mary Jo Foley|date=14 February 2000|publisher=[[ZDNet]]|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref> After Foley's article was published, she claimed that Microsoft [[blacklist]]ed her for a considerable time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.windows-now.com/blogs/robert/archive/2006/09/20/Mary-Jo-Foley-Exit-Interview.aspx|title=Mary Jo Foley: The Exit Interview|author=Robert McLaws|publisher=WindowsNow|date=20 September 2006|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref>
== Pod-casting ==
Foley co-hosts a weekly [[podcast]] with [[Leo Laporte]] and [[Paul Thurrott ]], called “Windows Weekly” about news of Microsoft, and Microsoft products, services and computing related topics. Mary Jo covers enterprise related topics on Windows Weekly.

== Interviews ==
Foley has interviewed some of the most prominent figures in information technology world including [[Bill Gates]], [[Steve Jobs]] and [[Steve Ballmer]].


== Books ==
== Books ==
*"Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in the Post-Gates Era". March May 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0470191385
*''Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in the Post-Gates Era'', [[Wiley & Sons]], May 2008. ISBN 978-0470191385


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/ All About Microsoft], on [[ZDNet]]

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* http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/


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Revision as of 02:14, 26 July 2014

Mary Jo Foley
Born
Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
NationalityAmerican (US)
Occupation(s)technology writer, author, podcaster, editor
Known forEditor of "All About Microsoft" column on ZDNet
Websitehttp://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/

Mary Jo Foley is an American freelance technology writer, author, podcaster and news editor. She regularly writes news, previews, and reviews for Microsoft's strategy, products and technology. Foley has been covering news on Microsoft Windows, and previously on Unix-related technology, since 1983,[1] for publications including the Ziff Davis website ZDNet, eWeek, Baseline[2] and PC Magazine[2].

Career

Foley graduated from Simmons College in 1983 with a degree in technical journalism.[3] In 1984 she interviewed the then head of Microsoft, Bill Gates, for a cover story in Electronic Business magazine. The interview was held at the Microsoft booth of the annual COMDEX technology exhibition. During the interview, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs, whom Foley did not know, walked up and began chatting with Gates. Eventually Foley grew impatient and told Jobs that she was trying to do an interview, and asked him to come back later. Jobs walked away, and Gates then explained to Foley that she had just sent away the head of Apple.[3] In 1991 she was hired by the magazine PCWeek, later renamed to eWeek, and moved to San Francisco. In 1993 she was offered the newly vacant post of Microsoft reporter, and moved to Seattle, Washington, near Microsoft's Redmond, Washington headquarters. In the late 1990s, she edited the award-winning "At The Evil Empire" column for ZDNet, and subsequently the "Microsoft Watch" blog for Ziff Davis. She currently edits the "All About Microsoft" column on ZDNet.

Podcasting

Foley co-hosts a weekly podcast with Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott, called “Windows Weekly”, covering news on Microsoft, its products and services, and other computing-related topics, especially on enterprise computing. On the podcast she has interviewed prominent figures in information technology, including Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Steve Ballmer[4].

All About Microsoft

Three days before the public launch on February 17, 2000 of the full version of Microsoft Windows 2000, which Microsoft advertised as "a standard in reliability," a leaked memo from Microsoft reported on by Foley revealed that Windows 2000 had "over 63,000 potential known defects."[5] After Foley's article was published, she claimed that Microsoft blacklisted her for a considerable time.[6]

Books

  • Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in the Post-Gates Era, Wiley & Sons, May 2008. ISBN 978-0470191385

References

  1. ^ Mary Jo Foley (1 December 2009). "Is Microsoft Too Old for Web 2.0?". Redmond Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b Mary Jo Foley (19 October 2001). "Microsoft: No Good News on the PC Front". PC Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b Michael A. Banks (2007). "Chapter 5: Mary Jo Foley - All About Microsoft". Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the World's Top Bloggers. John Wiley & Sons. p. 43. ISBN 978-0470197394.
  4. ^ Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte (12 December 2013). "Can I Call You Steve?". TWiT.tv. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  5. ^ Mary Jo Foley (14 February 2000). "Bugfest! Win2000 has 63,000 'defects'". ZDNet. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  6. ^ Robert McLaws (20 September 2006). "Mary Jo Foley: The Exit Interview". WindowsNow. Retrieved 26 July 2014.

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