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"The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste. They have absolutely no taste. And I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way, in t
by johnnyanmac 2y ago
"The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste. They have absolutely no taste. And I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way, in the sense that they don't think of original ideas, and they don't bring much culture into their products."
- Steve Jobs. 1996
I guess some things never truly change. And thst kind of" culture" is how you amass a cult following (it's in the word, "cult" ure).
Outside of early Xbox I can't think of many counterexamples to this.
- 9dev 2y agoWell, that's not quite fair. NT is a very interesting and definitely original kernel design, for example; NTFS is a file system with unique properties, and AJAX was an API devised at Microsoft (that one absolutely lacks taste, but at least it's an original idea). That being said, I agree that the company and the brand evoke nothing but negative emotions in me, and I don't know anyone that would have anything better than "meh" on them.
- lolinder 2y agoThose are all technical implementation details, not product features that everyday users can develop an emotional attachment.
- tliltocatl 2y agoNT is a very interesting DEC VMS clone (developed by the same team). In fact 9x was much more original design.
- michaelcampbell 2y agoAs/is was 95% of Apple's "innovation" over Xerox, but here we are. I will admit Jobs put "style" and "finish" on things that MS never does.
- white_dragon88 2y ago[dead]