A long time ago, a Dell desktop power supply failed. The power supply had a unusual shape, so only a Dell power supply would fit. Dell charged $200 for the supply.
Recently, we've been buying very reliable supplies for $30.
"... so many different management and config systems from ONE manufacturer."
To me, Avaya seems badly managed. The Avaya web site home page is topped with useless pictures. The Avaya Product page was apparently written by someone with no technical knowledge. There are useless photos at the bottom.
How it happens: Managers with no technical knowledge believe they can buy contracts for technology development. Technology companies know they can say anything and it will usually be accepted.
Microsoft top managers decided to try to force everyone who isn't technically knowledgeable to move to the Windows 10 operating system so that Microsoft could offer "Apps", like the Android and Apple cell phone systems.
Microsoft ignored the fact that trying to sell "Apps" when people have work to do on their computers is not appropriate.
Windows 10 tries to force Microsoft's control, imitating the cell phone companies that, more and more, take control away from the customer and user.
That acted as extremely effective negative advertising. Almost every technically knowledgeable person is now aware of what they consider extreme abuse.
In my opinion, the negative advertising damages Microsoft and indicates that Microsoft top managers are not competent.
In MURICA, violence is a way for highly conflicted, not-smart people to get rich. Bush and Cheney started a war that was profitable for them: House of Bush, House of Saud, by Craig Unger.
Seattle: Together with Microsoft and bad city management, Seattle is a miserable place:
Traffic:Seattle one of the worst U.S. cities for traffic congestion, tied with NYC (March 31, 2015) Quote: "An additional 23 minutes a day spent in traffic may not sound like much, but when it adds up over a year it becomes 89 hours." (Whoever wrote that must be accustomed to Seattle misery. An additional 23 minutes a day spent in traffic sounds HORRIBLE.)
Slow internet: Many areas of Seattle have poor internet connections. See the article, These places have the slowest Internet in the country. (June 25, 2015) Quote: "... Seattle... CenturyLink (CTL) customers trying to access particular sites from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. will have unbearably slow speeds."
Another quote: "The offer was even more impressive given Instagram's size and age. At the time, it had just 13 employees, operating out of a cramped space in the South Park section of San Francisco."
The point is that the stories about cyber security and other technical issues are without foundation. Neither the reporters nor the people being reported have any idea what is being done.
1) If he feels comfortable lying, can anything he says be considered to be reliable?
2) He is 75 years old. Photos of him give the impression he is extremely conflicted. (See the resignation story.) Does he have any technical knowledge?
There is the possibility that everything that has been said is manipulated nonsense. Apparently NONE of the authors of the stories have investigated the depth of technical knowledge of ANYONE. There is no depth to any of the stories.
"... there was absolutely no effect on the outcome of the election, including the fact that there was no tampering whatsoever with voting machines," Trump said in a statement after the meeting.
It's important to remember that Donald Trump apparently has no technical knowledge, so him saying that is at most a report of what he was told by people who want him to approve of them.
When a woman doesn't like men, but just wants someone to support her in having too many babies, she marries a Microsoft man. He'd never guess the truth.
But our lack of ability in life didn't stop us from making a wacky new computer language!
PowerShell is badly designed and badly documented. But that's okay, because people in the U.S. government don't have technical knowledge and the help-the-rich-get-richer U.S. government no longer cares about regulating virtual monopolies.
In my opinion, a good indication of Jeff Bezos's management ability is any Amazon web page. Amazon web pages distract you from buying something by trying to sell other things.
"... the US's general posture in the world is wildly preferable..."
The U.S. government has many secret and semi-secret agencies. No one, literally no one, knows all of them, or which are badly managed. As we've seen, the secret and semi-secret U.S. government agencies often hire outside consulting companies that often have areas of sloppy management.
The U.S. government is, by some measures, such as money spent, the most violent in the world.
The U.S. government has killed, or caused the death of, an estimated 11,000,000 people since the end of the 2nd world war.
War is extremely profitable for some corporations. See the book, House of Bush, House of Saud, by Craig Unger. Bush and Cheney started a war that was profitable for them.
The U.S. has the largest percentage of its citizens in prison, of any country, in any century. The prison system is hugely profitable for prison corporations. Two of the many articles:
I think Microsoft has no competent top-level managers. It appears to me that Satya Nadella was chosen to be CEO because he was less annoying than the other candidates who were considered. Nadella doesn't seem to have the immense social and technology skills that are required for running a huge technology organization.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was called Monkey Boy on the cover of BusinessWeek Magazine. He appeared to have little or no technical knowledge. He appeared to have no interest in learning.
Because Microsoft has a virtual monopoly, it is easy to make money. (Apple charges 3 to 5 times more, and has only 7.4% of PC computer sales.)
Also, in all the developed countries, women in the U.S. are the least happy. (I've done a lot of research about that.) Any experimental test is affected by their unhappiness. Although women in the U.S. commonly blame men, much of their unhappiness is because of the way they live, not because of men.
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A long time ago, a Dell desktop power supply failed. The power supply had a unusual shape, so only a Dell power supply would fit. Dell charged $200 for the supply.
Recently, we've been buying very reliable supplies for $30.
"... so many different management and config systems from ONE manufacturer."
To me, Avaya seems badly managed. The Avaya web site home page is topped with useless pictures. The Avaya Product page was apparently written by someone with no technical knowledge. There are useless photos at the bottom.
We have only 17 XP computers, not a lot. But no problems.
We use other protection, of course.
Microsoft Windows XP "end of life": Conflict of interest.
"Oracle ... gouging their clients."
One example of Oracle's gouging, two stories:
Oregon settles bitter legal fight with Oracle for $100 million
Oregon Reaches $100 Million Settlement With Oracle
How it happens: Managers with no technical knowledge believe they can buy contracts for technology development. Technology companies know they can say anything and it will usually be accepted.
Another example of an ignorant manager assuming it is possible to manage technology without knowing anything about technology: Price for Failed Obamacare Website: $394 Million and Counting.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama often acts like a knowledgeable leader even when the depth of his knowledge is extremely shallow.
Microsoft top managers decided to try to force everyone who isn't technically knowledgeable to move to the Windows 10 operating system so that Microsoft could offer "Apps", like the Android and Apple cell phone systems.
Microsoft ignored the fact that trying to sell "Apps" when people have work to do on their computers is not appropriate.
Windows 10 tries to force Microsoft's control, imitating the cell phone companies that, more and more, take control away from the customer and user.
That acted as extremely effective negative advertising. Almost every technically knowledgeable person is now aware of what they consider extreme abuse.
In my opinion, the negative advertising damages Microsoft and indicates that Microsoft top managers are not competent.
Violence is the only answer! ...MURICA
In MURICA, violence is a way for highly conflicted, not-smart people to get rich. Bush and Cheney started a war that was profitable for them: House of Bush, House of Saud, by Craig Unger.
Exactly. Will the new OS be as abusive as Google Android?
For computer parts:
PCPartPicker.
PriceWatch
Amazon: Worse than Wal-Mart: Amazon's sick brutality and secret history of ruthlessly intimidating workers (February 23, 2014)
... CenturyLink (CTL) customers trying to access particular sites from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. will have unbearably slow speeds."
Amazon: Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace (August 15, 2015) Quote: "The company is conducting an experiment in how far it can push white-collar workers..."
Amazon: Amazon Under Fire Over Alleged Worker Abuse in Germany (February 19, 2013)
Microsoft: Microsoft Is Filled With Abusive Managers And Overworked Employees, Says Tell-All Book (May 23, 2012)
Seattle: Together with Microsoft and bad city management, Seattle is a miserable place:
Traffic: Seattle one of the worst U.S. cities for traffic congestion, tied with NYC (March 31, 2015) Quote: "An additional 23 minutes a day spent in traffic may not sound like much, but when it adds up over a year it becomes 89 hours." (Whoever wrote that must be accustomed to Seattle misery. An additional 23 minutes a day spent in traffic sounds HORRIBLE.)
Slow internet: Many areas of Seattle have poor internet connections. See the article, These places have the slowest Internet in the country. (June 25, 2015) Quote: "... Seattle
One of the stories: Facebook just ruined Instagram. (2016-08-06)
It amazes me that Facebook and Google and Microsoft and Adobe Systems believe they can use most people's ignorance of technology to abuse customers.
Another story: "The sale of Instagram to Facebook for a cool billion in the spring of 2012 was the ultimate Silicon Valley fairy tale: 18 months from launch to offer.".
Another quote: "The offer was even more impressive given Instagram's size and age. At the time, it had just 13 employees, operating out of a cramped space in the South Park section of San Francisco."
The point is that the stories about cyber security and other technical issues are without foundation. Neither the reporters nor the people being reported have any idea what is being done.
How does such a manager determine that people he or she hired have technical knowledge, when he or she has no technical knowledge?
Doesn't seem logical to me. You can't evaluate people for something you yourself don't understand.
James Clapper lied about U.S. cybersecurity. James Clapper is the U.S. Director of National Intelligence. He resigned.
Two big issues:
1) If he feels comfortable lying, can anything he says be considered to be reliable?
2) He is 75 years old. Photos of him give the impression he is extremely conflicted. (See the resignation story.) Does he have any technical knowledge?
There is the possibility that everything that has been said is manipulated nonsense. Apparently NONE of the authors of the stories have investigated the depth of technical knowledge of ANYONE. There is no depth to any of the stories.
I've never heard of one. Anyone else?
"... there was absolutely no effect on the outcome of the election, including the fact that there was no tampering whatsoever with voting machines," Trump said in a statement after the meeting.
It's important to remember that Donald Trump apparently has no technical knowledge, so him saying that is at most a report of what he was told by people who want him to approve of them.
Mod parent to +10. !!
Microsoft:
We are the most socially limited and socially backward technology company. Our CEO was Monkey Boy!. Windows 10 is possibly the worst spyware ever made.
When a woman doesn't like men, but just wants someone to support her in having too many babies, she marries a Microsoft man. He'd never guess the truth.
But our lack of ability in life didn't stop us from making a wacky new computer language!
PowerShell is badly designed and badly documented. But that's okay, because people in the U.S. government don't have technical knowledge and the help-the-rich-get-richer U.S. government no longer cares about regulating virtual monopolies.
Amazon's Jeff Bezos Explains Why He Bought The Washington Post.
In my opinion, a good indication of Jeff Bezos's management ability is any Amazon web page. Amazon web pages distract you from buying something by trying to sell other things.
Confirmed: US and Israel created Stuxnet, lost control of it.
"... the US's general posture in the world is wildly preferable..."
The U.S. government has many secret and semi-secret agencies. No one, literally no one, knows all of them, or which are badly managed. As we've seen, the secret and semi-secret U.S. government agencies often hire outside consulting companies that often have areas of sloppy management.
The U.S. government is, by some measures, such as money spent, the most violent in the world.
The U.S. government has killed, or caused the death of, an estimated 11,000,000 people since the end of the 2nd world war.
War is extremely profitable for some corporations. See the book, House of Bush, House of Saud, by Craig Unger. Bush and Cheney started a war that was profitable for them.
The U.S. has the largest percentage of its citizens in prison, of any country, in any century. The prison system is hugely profitable for prison corporations. Two of the many articles:
ACLU: With only 5% of the world's population, the U.S. has 25% of the world's prison population.
ThinkProgress: The United States Has The Largest Prison Population In The World -- And It's Growing.
"Microsoft has run out of ideas..."
I think Microsoft has no competent top-level managers. It appears to me that Satya Nadella was chosen to be CEO because he was less annoying than the other candidates who were considered. Nadella doesn't seem to have the immense social and technology skills that are required for running a huge technology organization.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was called Monkey Boy on the cover of BusinessWeek Magazine. He appeared to have little or no technical knowledge. He appeared to have no interest in learning.
Because Microsoft has a virtual monopoly, it is easy to make money. (Apple charges 3 to 5 times more, and has only 7.4% of PC computer sales.)
The newest version of Pale Moon does not allow the Ghostery Add-on.
Is there a substitute?
"Actually the research means nothing."
Exactly. Mod parent up.
Also, in all the developed countries, women in the U.S. are the least happy. (I've done a lot of research about that.) Any experimental test is affected by their unhappiness. Although women in the U.S. commonly blame men, much of their unhappiness is because of the way they live, not because of men.
"Microsoft is not one bit more trustworthy than Oracle."
From a Network World article: Windows 10 is possibly the worst spyware ever made. Quote: "Buried in the service agreement is permission to poke through everything on your PC."
My extensive post to a previous story about Netgear, hoping to help Netgear improve: The end of Netgear?