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I suspect that regardless of how good a device MS comes up with, they can't win with the consumers, since Windows is strongly associated with the dreadful offic

by diebir 11y ago

I suspect that regardless of how good a device MS comes up with, they can't win with the consumers, since Windows is strongly associated with the dreadful office computers and the IT-tyranny of the workplace. Who wants to use Windows at home after using it in the office all day? Besides, every single Windows computer I have had in family after a 6 months of use turned into slow as crawl horrible insufferable piece of junk. A full minute to switch users on a pretty powerful machine! The Macs, on the other hand, seem to be holding pretty well. Viruses, crappy drivers, bad software, the entire Windows ecosystem just does not work all that well, and it is very apparent to people using it at home. I suspect the same group of people that bought Lumina phones and Zunes will buy this, a couple of idiotic suits at work will show up with it, and a couple of years later this will wither and die like all other things Microsoft. MS is yesterday and there's nothing they can do about it.

therobot24 11y ago
> I suspect the same group of people that bought Lumina phones and Zunes will buy this, a couple of idiotic suits at work will show up with it, and a couple of years later this will wither and die like all other things Microsoft. MS is yesterday and there's nothing they can do about it. Bias much?
agentgt 11y ago
I suspect that regardless of how good a device MS comes up with, they can't win with the consumers, since Windows is strongly associated with the dreadful office computers and the IT-tyranny of the workplace. Who wants to use Windows at home after using it in the office all day? I'm sure lots of people think of the office when they boot up their Xbox One. Also most offices I have seen don't even run the consumer version of Windows (Windows 8 tile mode). I think many techies especially techies like myself that live in say Boston, New York, San Francisco are in a microcosm of Apple is everywhere. Other than mobile phones MS is actually pretty damn ubiquitous and is not necessarily going to wither and die.... speaking of which do know how many times Apple has come up with things that have withered and died? Or any big company for that matter? Also wasn't Apple yesterday at one point but then rebooted? Try to keep an open mind.
justinsingh 11y ago
"There's nothing they can do about it." And yet this is said in a thread about MS certainly doing something about it. Your attitude seems to be pretty pessimistic.

by diebir 11y ago

therobot24 11y ago

> I suspect the same group of people that bought Lumina phones and Zunes will buy this, a couple of idiotic suits at work will show up with it, and a couple of years later this will wither and die like all other things Microsoft. MS is yesterday and there's nothing they can do about it. Bias much?

agentgt 11y ago

I suspect that regardless of how good a device MS comes up with, they can't win with the consumers, since Windows is strongly associated with the dreadful office computers and the IT-tyranny of the workplace. Who wants to use Windows at home after using it in the office all day? I'm sure lots of people think of the office when they boot up their Xbox One. Also most offices I have seen don't even run the consumer version of Windows (Windows 8 tile mode). I think many techies especially techies like myself that live in say Boston, New York, San Francisco are in a microcosm of Apple is everywhere. Other than mobile phones MS is actually pretty damn ubiquitous and is not necessarily going to wither and die.... speaking of which do know how many times Apple has come up with things that have withered and died? Or any big company for that matter? Also wasn't Apple yesterday at one point but then rebooted? Try to keep an open mind.

justinsingh 11y ago

"There's nothing they can do about it." And yet this is said in a thread about MS certainly doing something about it. Your attitude seems to be pretty pessimistic.