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Is Microsoft Silent Before a Deadly Storm?
M$FTjack writes "Discussions about Microsoft are all over the place, esp. with its recent delays to Vista. Some consider Microsoft to be doomed, while others say Microsoft is silent before a deadly storm. According to the article on CoolTechZone, the author believes that Microsoft will unleash an abundance of next-generation applications that will take everyone by surprise. From the article: 'So why am I citing all these examples? Simply because I think Microsoft is itself poised for a big leap. Despite all the rumors about Google and how it will topple Microsoft, I don't see that happening in the near future ... people (and I don't mean technology enthusiasts) will continue to purchase Microsoft products simply because of the sheer familiarity and comfort levels (BSoD et al) that they have with Microsoft software.'"
You need to try other sorts of food, dude.
Microsoft announces products years in advance in an attempt to stop people buying the competitors products. When MS's software finally arrives, it tends to be..... dissapointing.
Exactly the reason why we should worry.. if a marketing strategy no longer works, it's time to go to a model that does or at the least try to change to a new one that might work
as far as sticking with MS.. I do... why because it works... and I need a computer that WORKS.. not a computer I have to constantly fiddle with to try to get it just kinda work...
I have run linux.. I have run BeOs.. I have run etc etc... and honestly.. for what I do, windows WORKS... I don't have to sit there and hope I can find a driver or how I can find this and the other.. and hope that when I do find it that I don't have to find some other piece of software to make the one that I really need work.. and then I don't have to worry about if it is going to crash on me after spending hours to recompile the damn system or wait for a full re install etc etc etc... linux has too many damn headaches to go along with it...
now that being said... I spent the last 2 years with out my own computer... got one set back up finally... said to myself.. I am going to put linux on this one... after about 4 hours of setting this up, I couldn't find drivers for this that and the other... said hell I will still try to do my work... couldn't find software that would do what I needed it to... screw it.. windows works... I haven't had a crash in 3 months... not once since I installed it... found everything I needed...
now... I hope linux gets to where I can install it.. set things up... and LEAVE IT ALONE... I am tired of trying to constantly fiddle with my computer to get it to do what I need it to... can this happen with linux? sure...
back to topic...
Thats just the problem - no new features compelling people to upgrade from office 2000 (or 97 for that matter)
Dude.. its a word processor... its an office package.. what new features do you want it to have? make your coffee and perform oral favors? get a secritary if you want that... lets go back to the it works idea... does it do what you need it to? yes... then why add more features? more fetures slow things down, add more chance for bugs and what not.. I want something that does the job quick and efficent..
google earth? local.live? so what... fads... poorly updated... none of it really matters... I don't see a whole lot of people around where I am do a damn thing with google earth or any of that... it could be cool one day.. could have some real good uses... but eh.. so what right now
the searches.. lets see what happens.. thats all we can do.. microsoft might have it right.. might not.. who knows util it gets out there.. but hey.. I am one to choose the best for the job.. not be a fan boy...
everything has it's pros and cons..
A total knockoff of Mac OSX graphics that will somehow not run on the current years' hardware, when OSX can run on freaking underpowered Apple computers from the last 5 years!
Never mind that consumer computers are slower than ever, with people buying wifi laptops and cell phones instead of big multimedia gaming desktops. I'm so glad they found a way to bilk more money from their customers instead of offering free new features that work like Google - with current hardware and software.