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The "slate" logo is okay. The promise of delivering the future is brilliant. I had the same exact reaction to it - there needs to be a multi-billion dollar comp
by alexirobbins 14y ago
The "slate" logo is okay. The promise of delivering the future is brilliant. I had the same exact reaction to it - there needs to be a multi-billion dollar company devoted to this philosophy! I think microsoft is in a unique position to become this company - they suck right now and they have the resources. I also think Ballmer probably will see this. I bet he'll see it and he'll like it, but worry that it's too big of a shift.
I don't know what they're working on internally, but if I were in his shoes, I'd go for it. Bundle the phone with the laptop and do whatever it takes to allow tethering at no extra fee. That's not going far enough. Create an ecosystem with clear direction that upsets the market, under the banner of delivering the future of science fiction.
I'm a mac, and I want to be excited to buy microsoft.
- cdf 14y agoBundle? One reason why microsoft is so hamstrung in the last ten years is because of that word. That, and "anti-trust". Apple has been behaving well enough not to be on anti-trust watch, and that gives the company so much more freedom to innovate. And I say that as a penguin.
- alexirobbins 14y agoPoint taken, bad idea. But they would need to back up a rebranding with new and innovative products that demonstrate vision. I shouldn't pretend to know what those products should be, or how they should be sold.
- eavc 14y agoSome of Google's projects seem ambitious in the way you are describing. The self-driving cars, in particular, are straight out of sci-fi.
- xmmx 14y agoJust curious. If microsoft decided they really liked this concept, could they legally use it since the artist made this 'for microsoft'? Or would the artist be able to demand $5m in commissions before microsoft can use this design?