I agree - but at this point is there much precedent for business users having non-ms systems? For most people perhaps Windows is the only OS they've ever used at work.
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I agree - but at this point is there much precedent for business users having non-ms systems? For most people perhaps Windows is the only OS they've ever used at work.
Oh, believe me, there are users who care what is in front of them and they don't like change -- at least that was the case with the people I worked with. The move from Mag Card to Wang OIS wasn't too difficult but there were battles that we had to overcome when we moved to Windows. There were also some very unhappy people when they could no longer use Netscape Navigator. (They weren't happy with the introduction of the ribbon either
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i still have issues with the ribbon... there i items that exist (lots of them) that cannot be added to it, well, ok, nothing can be added to it.
and, yes, most people are averse to change, even if it's for the better (which it's often not, but rather change for change's sake, i.e. we changed this so you can see our ______ is new and so you need to buy it. it changed.)
i hope microsoft does not go through 2 years of every couple of months replacing the ceo as hp did. ms version of hp would be this:
"we're getting out of the os business and into the service industry - perhaps janitorial services."
or
"we're getting out of the os business and into... um, o, yeah, the hardware business, like home depot, perhaps"
and, yes, most people are averse to change, even if it's for the better (which it's often not, but rather change for change's sake, i.e. we changed this so you can see our ______ is new and so you need to buy it. it changed.)
i hope microsoft does not go through 2 years of every couple of months replacing the ceo as hp did. ms version of hp would be this:
"we're getting out of the os business and into the service industry - perhaps janitorial services."
or
"we're getting out of the os business and into... um, o, yeah, the hardware business, like home depot, perhaps"
Nah, that isn't going to happen, Temmu.
I meant to comment about the remarks I've read that Microsoft needs to dedicate efforts to consumers and other comments saying the opposite --that Microsoft needs to dedicate efforts to enterprise. What those people are forgetting is that generally people are going to be most effective in their work place if the computer programs they use are like what they use at home. Conversely, people tend to purchase for home use, a computer that works the same as what they use on the job. To me, that means that the consumer & enterprise business go hand in hand.
On Dickens, Rashomon and Twitter, by Frank Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at Microsoft.
On Dickens, Rashomon and Twitter, by Frank Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at Microsoft.
Apparently MS stock rose by some small amount following his announcement.
Personally, MS is in a good position from an investor's standpoint right now. XBox One's launch is right around the corner and, with Windows 8 sales slowly but surely climbing, the increase in stock was one of wisdom; new leadership and a brand new product guaranteed to bring sales, now's a good time as any to buy stock.
What will happen to Surface RT? They're either going to reevaluate how to approach the tablet market or drop it entirely, the Surface brand will more than likely become discontinued. If not: I can imagine that their next tablet has Smartglass and Xbox One connectivity.
As for Windows 8, well, they're going to continue pushing it on the mobile market. They had recently surpassed BlackBerry for market share and as the end of Windows XP creeps closer, I can expect an increase in Windows 7 and Windows 8 users as many will buy new computers, others will simply buy the modern operating systems.
Bright future ahead for MicroSoft.
Personally, MS is in a good position from an investor's standpoint right now. XBox One's launch is right around the corner and, with Windows 8 sales slowly but surely climbing, the increase in stock was one of wisdom; new leadership and a brand new product guaranteed to bring sales, now's a good time as any to buy stock.
What will happen to Surface RT? They're either going to reevaluate how to approach the tablet market or drop it entirely, the Surface brand will more than likely become discontinued. If not: I can imagine that their next tablet has Smartglass and Xbox One connectivity.
As for Windows 8, well, they're going to continue pushing it on the mobile market. They had recently surpassed BlackBerry for market share and as the end of Windows XP creeps closer, I can expect an increase in Windows 7 and Windows 8 users as many will buy new computers, others will simply buy the modern operating systems.
Bright future ahead for MicroSoft.
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