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Microsoft was only held back by their own incompetence. GFWL, Internet Explorer, Zune, Windows mobile, the Microsoft Store,... they had all the power in the wor
by nothis 8y ago
Microsoft was only held back by their own incompetence. GFWL, Internet Explorer, Zune, Windows mobile, the Microsoft Store,... they had all the power in the world to force that upon us but failed because their products were _so_ bad even non-tech people went through the trouble of finding alternatives.
Google, however? Their stuff at least works. They never had the luxury to send people through hoops, 3 seconds and people give up on the web. So that’s what makes Google so scary. They’re omnipresent _and_ competent.
My only hope ist that, as they grow, their products get worse which empowers better competitors.
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- cimmanom 8y agoTell that to users putting up with the new gmail.
- ta999903 8y agoI had to wait for ~12 seconds after pressing 'Reply'. I gave up and migrated.
- Zelphyr 8y agoAgreed. Google is already doing things to make their products bad. Companies that size seemingly can’t help it. Maps looks real nice and all but the old version was WAY easier to use. They won’t stop with these changes because they feel like they need to stay relevant and fresh and no amount of user complaining will outweigh their hubris.