stratēchery on Microsoft’s restructure
Before reading this piece, I didn’t have an opinion on Microsoft’s restructure, nor did I consider it especially significant.
I still don’t have an opinion, but at least I understand why it’s probably going to damage Microsoft in the long-term.
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)
Lumia 920: great phone? With an ad this good, I don’t care.
Not that I want one. Much.
Another Windows 8 review: “dog’s breakfast”
Oh dear.
Suppose that you are an expert user of Windows NT/XP/Vista/7, an expert user of an iPad, and an expert user of an Android phone… you will have no idea how to use Windows 8.
Sounds like the more advanced users at my school.
Why I’m not rushing to deploy Windows 8 ANYWHERE
Suspicions: confirmed. It’s the next Vista / ME, but so much worse.