On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 8:10 AM, Dave Crozier <[email protected]> wrote:
> It was quite a surprise to see all the heads of the Windows 8 dev team > who's heads have rolled. Maybe they are eventually getting the end use > message! > > > http://windowssecrets.com/newsletter/turmoil-at-microsoft-implications-for-windows-users/ > > What a fascinating article. I think it's a really interesting development that all of Windows development - a product that runs over 90% of the billions of computers at one point, and the core revenue producer for MS along with Office - has been taken over by folks who do mobile and web development, when Microsoft has an abysmal record of success in the mobile platform, whether it was PenWindows, Windows for Tablets, various WinPhones, etc. When the hardware has finally reached a point where "Information At Your Fingertips" is becoming a reality, I wonder if MS has the culture to succeed in that very different market. Microsoft has the brains, no doubt, perhaps too much. They have always looked down on their "users" as dumber than them. Wizards guide the feeble-minded, Ribbons pop up the only options you should need, "It looks like you are writing a letter." I really think a fundamental disrespect for the user will kill MS. Apple looks at providing tools to let their owners do incredible things. That's a very different perspective. Linux? Well, I don't think Linux really thinks about users. They're just trying to get things done. (My usual disclaimers (http://blog.tedroche.com/2006/12/28/disclaimers/) apply: ex-MS-MVP, RedHat and Apple stockholder, former Amiga developers, Handspring owner, blah, blah, blah). Oh, and Woody Leonhard, author of the above article, helped sponsor the first "Hacker's Guide to Visual FoxPro" at Addison-Wesley. Small world. * "Information At Your Fingertips" is a registered trademark, though interestingly, not Microsoft's! -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cacw6n4t-uatlq5rcgvc5+ch_bkjb+dznu8xsysv5g1al2ug...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
