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Agreed, but to become as good a consumer company as Apple, Microsoft would have needed a Steve Jobs (someone more dedicated to focus and aesthetics of form and
by nswanberg 13y ago
Agreed, but to become as good a consumer company as Apple, Microsoft would have needed a Steve Jobs (someone more dedicated to focus and aesthetics of form and function). It's not clear Gates wanted to be the same sort of consumer company. I'm sure he'd have taken it if he could've gotten it, but probably not at the expense of sales of site licenses to businesses.
Thanks for the pointer to handle! I've got the sysinternals suite but never bothered to explore much beyond Process Monitor.
- tanzam75 13y ago> Thanks for the pointer to handle! You're welcome, it's a useful tool when you just can't seem to delete a file. Although you're right -- it's called handle (singular), not handles (plural). Actually, I think I do this all the time. I type handles, get an error message, and then think, "Maybe it's just handle." After all, multiple programs can have a file open at the same time, and the handle utility can actually list more than one program. So why isn't the name of the utility plural?! Yet another fit-and-finish issue in a Microsoft product ...
- nswanberg 13y agoOh, for what it's worth, I italicised the name because it's a work, and I guess I do that for programs in addition to books, not to point out a correct spelling. Pointing out spelling mistakes and grammar errors on the internet seems needlessly rude. :)