It would seem that with Windows 2000, MS has come a lot closer to making the thing work right. I've been using it since the first beta for intensive database work with not a glitch. However, after years of suckling from the MS teet, I've come to the conclusion they will never drive forward fast enough to re-revolutionize the UI the way science fiction demands. They are far too consumed with following market trend now that they are not the only game in town... ala the recent and dramatic shift to software as service via web delivery. Indeed the days of FPP are numbered... The Console model makes a good start at a generic snap-in driven architecture, but they've a long way to go before this is a crowd pleaser. Besides, it's Yet-Another nomenclature for the kids to learn... we can put a man in space, but we can't settle (even 50%) on a diction and object model that will carry us for a few years, let alone the next decade. I find most folks fall into three categories these days... 1)Power Hungry Cammand Liners 2)Patient Mac-heads 3)Reluctant Windows Junkies (speaking from experience on the latter). The original comment about voice recognition is spot on. I won't be happy till I'm having a near-intelligent conversation with my house... at high bandwidth to boot. Perhaps before we revel in flight, though, we might first expect an intermediary step with the integration of voice recog with flat-panel touch screen technology sitting on top of a highly definable Windows-esque OS.(Yes, I enjoy Star Trek) Until then, I continue to point... and click. Business at the speed of my Grandma. Flatlander Ex-Microsoft DBA and Project Manager Australia
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It would seem that with Windows 2000, MS has come a lot closer to making the thing work right. I've been using it since the first beta for intensive database work with not a glitch. However, after years of suckling from the MS teet, I've come to the conclusion they will never drive forward fast enough to re-revolutionize the UI the way science fiction demands. They are far too consumed with following market trend now that they are not the only game in town... ala the recent and dramatic shift to software as service via web delivery. Indeed the days of FPP are numbered... The Console model makes a good start at a generic snap-in driven architecture, but they've a long way to go before this is a crowd pleaser. Besides, it's Yet-Another nomenclature for the kids to learn... we can put a man in space, but we can't settle (even 50%) on a diction and object model that will carry us for a few years, let alone the next decade. I find most folks fall into three categories these days... 1)Power Hungry Cammand Liners 2)Patient Mac-heads 3)Reluctant Windows Junkies (speaking from experience on the latter). The original comment about voice recognition is spot on. I won't be happy till I'm having a near-intelligent conversation with my house... at high bandwidth to boot. Perhaps before we revel in flight, though, we might first expect an intermediary step with the integration of voice recog with flat-panel touch screen technology sitting on top of a highly definable Windows-esque OS.(Yes, I enjoy Star Trek) Until then, I continue to point... and click. Business at the speed of my Grandma. Flatlander Ex-Microsoft DBA and Project Manager Australia