I wouldn't disagree with you at all, but this is just business as usual for a Windows rollout. Microsoft has to put a stake in the ground somewhere for the next version of Windows. I seriously doubt they expect the IT community to say "Whoa! New Windows!!! Gotta upgrade NOW!!!!" A gradual migration will slowly start trickling in.
Large/medium sized corporations rarely "upgrade" their workstations. They roll out new hardware periodically. I imagine that most will roll them out as Vista PC's.
Yes they are! There are some percentage of consumers out there (younger males no doubt) that are deciding on which console to root for based on horsepower. Microsoft probably found an inexpensive way to help level the perception playing field with PS3.
Truth be told, it's really these consumers who are fooling themselves... "I get my self worth from my toys!"
Don't you think that is kind of a backward way of thinking! The ultimate goal of software is helping user's be more efficient. If a user experiences a defect/problem in the software, that can be a frustrating experience, but it can be fixed and the user can move on. Bad UI is a daily frustration. I would personally weight it much heavier than you do.
There's also a political aspect to it... This summer I finished leading the development of a replacement for my company's online order management system. The original code was actually very stable, but the user experience was horrible. Our replacement isn't quite as stable yet, but we had a usability guy play a major role in the process. The user feedback we are getting is very positive, and the perception of the project's outcome is that it is very successful. We are slowly ironing out the issues in the software. Within the next few months, we're going to have a great system. If the UI sucked, I wouldn't be able to say that.
We need a planetary definition so we can communicate efficiently. Why else do we need words. Try talking about your environment without classifications of natural objects:
I bought my direct ancestral animated entities an animated entity with four appendages used for walking, one appendage for knocking down lamps, a soft covering that is white with black spots, which speaks in guttural exclamations which are just nonsensical to animated entities like myself.
Instead of:
I bought my kids a dog
As our observations of our environment reveals new information. We must periodically change our definitions to attempt to make our abstractions best reflect reality.
Perhaps the mathematical theorists interpreting observed data based on assumptions from past unproven theories should stop their art and get back to the practice of science. Then it is unlikely we would be having this discussion.
As people become older they become (through years of compromise and corruption) clueless and stupid. Only the young, with their new and uncorrupted eyes, can see that. The young (lacking experience) are clueless and stupid. Only the elders, with their years of wisdom, can see that.
"The war" is not a competition to build the best tools. It may seem like that from the FOSS side, but at best it's just a strategy born of an unfocused vision. If you don't believe that Microsoft is passionate about building tools to help customers solve their business problems through the use of technology, then you don't stand a chance in hell of beating them. You may not agree with their means, but they are very focused on their end.
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I think that's being a bit dramatic. You can think all you want. You just can't use your ideas for commercial gain.
I wouldn't disagree with you at all, but this is just business as usual for a Windows rollout. Microsoft has to put a stake in the ground somewhere for the next version of Windows. I seriously doubt they expect the IT community to say "Whoa! New Windows!!! Gotta upgrade NOW!!!!" A gradual migration will slowly start trickling in.
Large/medium sized corporations rarely "upgrade" their workstations. They roll out new hardware periodically. I imagine that most will roll them out as Vista PC's.
Yes they are! There are some percentage of consumers out there (younger males no doubt) that are deciding on which console to root for based on horsepower. Microsoft probably found an inexpensive way to help level the perception playing field with PS3.
Truth be told, it's really these consumers who are fooling themselves... "I get my self worth from my toys!"
Don't you think that is kind of a backward way of thinking! The ultimate goal of software is helping user's be more efficient. If a user experiences a defect/problem in the software, that can be a frustrating experience, but it can be fixed and the user can move on. Bad UI is a daily frustration. I would personally weight it much heavier than you do.
There's also a political aspect to it... This summer I finished leading the development of a replacement for my company's online order management system. The original code was actually very stable, but the user experience was horrible. Our replacement isn't quite as stable yet, but we had a usability guy play a major role in the process. The user feedback we are getting is very positive, and the perception of the project's outcome is that it is very successful. We are slowly ironing out the issues in the software. Within the next few months, we're going to have a great system. If the UI sucked, I wouldn't be able to say that.
um, what he said.
Perhaps a basis for future sub-classification when the number of planets in the solar system becomes absurd.
We need a planetary definition so we can communicate efficiently. Why else do we need words. Try talking about your environment without classifications of natural objects:
I bought my direct ancestral animated entities an animated entity with four appendages used for walking, one appendage for knocking down lamps, a soft covering that is white with black spots, which speaks in guttural exclamations which are just nonsensical to animated entities like myself.
Instead of:
I bought my kids a dog
As our observations of our environment reveals new information. We must periodically change our definitions to attempt to make our abstractions best reflect reality.
Perhaps the mathematical theorists interpreting observed data based on assumptions from past unproven theories should stop their art and get back to the practice of science. Then it is unlikely we would be having this discussion.
As people become older they become (through years of compromise and corruption) clueless and stupid. Only the young, with their new and uncorrupted eyes, can see that. The young (lacking experience) are clueless and stupid. Only the elders, with their years of wisdom, can see that.
Done! Thank you.
"The war" is not a competition to build the best tools. It may seem like that from the FOSS side, but at best it's just a strategy born of an unfocused vision. If you don't believe that Microsoft is passionate about building tools to help customers solve their business problems through the use of technology, then you don't stand a chance in hell of beating them. You may not agree with their means, but they are very focused on their end.