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> short-sighted consumers This should be a law of failed software. You know a product has completely failed when something like this is said. Blaming the users
by michaelwww 13y ago
> short-sighted consumers
This should be a law of failed software. You know a product has completely failed when something like this is said. Blaming the users is the last refuge of failed software developers.
- corporalagumbo 13y agoI think you're missing the point here.
- michaelwww 13y agoOn the contrary, I think you are.
- corporalagumbo 13y agoOn the contrary. If I had argued that consumers should like Windows 8, then your critique would be valid. However I never once claimed that consumers should like it. In fact, in multiple posts I've happily agreed that consumers mostly shouldn't, as it simply does not offer compelling benefits over 7 or other competing OSes. What I am arguing instead (which you seem to have missed) is that consumer distaste for Windows 8 is an incredibly poor measure for the long-term rationality of Microsoft's business and product strategy. Because consumers are short-sighted and only care about whether a product is good today, not whether it is a transitional release laying the foundation to a competitive 201X ecosystem blah blah blah.
- tixocloud 13y agoDefinitely agreed. One can continue to blame the market and the consumers for all their flaws but ultimately, they are the ones to decide if businesses will be rewarded with purchases.