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If all the decisions were based on users, the company will never be able to define the future. I think we clearly see that in product failures/criticisms - even
by hbharadwaj 13y ago
If all the decisions were based on users, the company will never be able to define the future. I think we clearly see that in product failures/criticisms - even the new Xbox backlash for MSFT. Consumers are fickle. They never like drastic changes. And consumers always choose near term interests than long term benefits.
I don't understand why HN Users need to single out MSFT/Steve Ballmer as making mistakes all the time. They have made mistakes but my point is - RT wasn't one of them. It's cool to analyze strategies without associated fanboyisms/ individual hatred.
- CamperBob2 13y agoIf all the decisions were based on users, the company will never be able to define the future. I think we clearly see that in product failures/criticisms - even the new Xbox backlash for MSFT. Consumers are fickle. They never like drastic changes. Would you have said all of this about Apple around the time of the iPhone launch?
- workbench 13y agoNo because that entire user base transitioned to an entirely new OS where ALL the old software didn't run natively just a few years earlier.
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- CamperBob2 13y agoI don't follow you. I was talking about the iPhone, not the Mac.
- mistermann 13y agoOne thing users want is battery life. If you can't match Apple, don't release.
- workbench 13y agoAlthough battery life is something you only notice or care about when you've bought the product. Figures on boxes will never match your actual usage so are meaningless.
- beagle3 13y agoActually .... What you said is true for almost all products - however, figures on Apple's boxes actually tend to match common usage, and have since at least 2007 when I started paying attention.