Mr. Gates Redux...
I can't shake the image of Bill Gates standing on a tropical beach with explosions and flames all about...a sigh..."I love the smell of monopoly in the morning." Ok, I admit it's a little over the top (no, way over), but this is a guy who always lives with the idea that the destruction of his company is just around the corner. It's that idea that drives much of his and his employees behavior. It is also what will; in the end, bring about the fall of the House of MS.
JD says: "I don't know anyone who has shied away from Microsoft products because they've got security holes. (Yes, I know they're out there, somewhere.) I do, however, know of dozens of disgruntled computer users who would gladly drop Microsoft products in a heartbeat, given a viable alternative, because of Redmond's neglect of user needs."
On the surface I agree. As someone who prefers the soul of my Macs to the cold tool that are my PCs, I can understand JDs perspective. MS has struggled for years to make their machines more friendly, more user focused. In the end it is the legacy of being a machine for 'Business' that strangles MS. It is the soul of a machine, no more, no less. The Mac was created as a 'Personal' tool, and as such has always had a different attachment for its users.
Security is a business word that can spill out into the world of common users. It is the fear of losing its edge that drives MS. Usability is a concern for the personal user, because we have choices to make. In the business world it is expense, and the need to appear 'correct' that drives most decisions. If Usability were such a big business concern, then nobody would touch desktop Linux with a ten foot pole...mj
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