For much of the last decade, Microsoft has set an example more of doing things wrong than right, but at TechEd last week, Microsoft suddenly was showcasing a number of really smart decisions and best practices. It almost felt like an event from a different company — or the company I remember from the 1990s, before it got arrogant; when it was younger, more vital and a bit more fun. I’ll expand on that this week and close with my product of the week: the new Intel Haswell processor.
If you mean becoming an Apple knockoff, with high prices and walled gardens? then we agree, if you mean actually listening to their CUSTOMERS, the people that actually buy their products? Then I'm sorry but you couldn't be more wrong.
Windows 8,Zune, Surface, the now labeled "Xbone" time and time again when customers raise legitimate gripes thay are told "deal with it". well we ARE dealing wit it, acer is now up to 14% of their sales being Chrome OS, everywhere you see "yes we have Windows 7!" on shops and eTailers, and of course the Xbone orders were canceled left and right while the PS4 preorders soared.
Its as old as business itself, give the folks what they want or somebody else will. if we wanted $1000 walled gardens we'd buy apple, and if MSFT refuses to give us a product we want to buy? Oh well, Google will happily take that business.
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Microsoft's Uncanny Transformation
Posted by: Rob Enderle June 10, 2013 05:00 AMFor much of the last decade, Microsoft has set an example more of doing things wrong than right, but at TechEd last week, Microsoft suddenly was showcasing a number of really smart decisions and best practices. It almost felt like an event from a different company — or the company I remember from the 1990s, before it got arrogant; when it was younger, more vital and a bit more fun. I’ll expand on that this week and close with my product of the week: the new Intel Haswell processor.
Windows 8,Zune, Surface, the now labeled "Xbone" time and time again when customers raise legitimate gripes thay are told "deal with it". well we ARE dealing wit it, acer is now up to 14% of their sales being Chrome OS, everywhere you see "yes we have Windows 7!" on shops and eTailers, and of course the Xbone orders were canceled left and right while the PS4 preorders soared.
Its as old as business itself, give the folks what they want or somebody else will. if we wanted $1000 walled gardens we'd buy apple, and if MSFT refuses to give us a product we want to buy? Oh well, Google will happily take that business.