It’s pretty much a given that major Microsoft product releases follow the release-first fix-later model these days (e.g. Vista → Windows 7, Windows 8 → Windows 8.1).
Should they adopt Apple’s “don’t-even-announce-it-until-it’s-RTM” approach, or would Google’s “launch-it-in-beta-and-fix-it-on-the-fly” be a better fit?
Click through for Owen Williams’ take on what Microsoft’s current approach is costing them, and what their options are. (via Svbtle)
I perceive the problem to be that Microsoft can’t break out of the mentality of catering mainly to business, which requires road maps, feature checklists, etc, so now they’re trying to cater to the consumer market in the same way.
Apple’s secrecy works against them in business, but builds massive levels of hype on the consumer side.