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[Draconian Guppy]

Navan, on 05 January 2013 - 14:39, said:

Off-Topic: The amount of people spelling Lumia as Lumina is astonishing.

I... Love you...
Seriously... Damn I thought I was the only one noticing

On topic, man it's surprising how hard it is for some people to understand, the easiest thing to do, is give your opinion. Yet they grumble and argue about exactly that! Opinions!



o·pin·ion
/əˈpinyən/NounA view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
The beliefs or views of a large number or majority of people about a particular thing.


Synonymsview - judgement - judgment - mind - notion - idea

[vcfan]

apple fanboy writing anti MS article. what else is new? really,this is starting to get OLD. You would have the same articles even if Microsoft sold 100 million licenses in the first month. These people never go away.

You can always tell when Microsoft is doing good when these sites keep hammering article after article about Microsoft.

Sorry guys,the market doesn't agree with you.

[Luis Mazza]

Fanboys are in denial.

Then comes acceptance. But if you, fanboy, wants to stop this cycle, why don't you show your history of Microsoft fanboyism and send those WITH CRITICS to Steve Ballmer?

The problem is... you agree with what's being done. That's why you'll never be a CEO of anything other than a grocery store and that's why he must leave Microsoft if he loves the company more than his own proud.

We all want Microsoft to succeed... But denying it's huge problems, as the ones listed in Forbe's article, won't help AT ALL.

[HawkMan]

Draconian Guppy, on 05 January 2013 - 16:23, said:

I... Love you...
Seriously... Damn I thought I was the only one noticing

On topic, man it's surprising how hard it is for some people to understand, the easiest thing to do, is give your opinion. Yet they grumble and argue about exactly that! Opinions!



o·pin·ion
/əˈpinyən/NounA view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
The beliefs or views of a large number or majority of people about a particular thing.


Synonymsview - judgement - judgment - mind - notion - idea

I stopped caring months ago. I realized it was hopeless.

[Dot Matrix]

Luis Mazza, on 05 January 2013 - 16:48, said:

Fanboys are in denial.

Then comes acceptance. But if you, fanboy, wants to stop this cycle, why don't you show your history of Microsoft fanboyism and send those WITH CRITICS to Steve Ballmer?

The problem is... you agree with what's being done. That's why you'll never be a CEO of anything other than a grocery store and that's why he must leave Microsoft if he loves the company more than his own proud.

We all want Microsoft to succeed... But denying it's huge problems, as the ones listed in Forbe's article, won't help AT ALL.

There's very little problems with Windows 8. Most are minor and don't prohibit user productivity. The new Metro additions are not problems, and set Windows and the rest of Microsoft's ecosystem up for an excellent next couple of years.

[Hum]

paulbeattie87, on 05 January 2013 - 01:47, said:

... Windows 8 is very consumer focused and not really business friendly with the changes implemented.

Consumers expect a fluid experience with their products ... Microsoft need something compelling there as well, they don't have that.

... it just doesn't seem to make it into consumer products at the rate it really should.

Maybe Microsoft should bring in the consumers to design Windows 9.

[Luis Mazza]

Dot Matrix, on 05 January 2013 - 17:02, said:

There's very little problems with Windows 8. Most are minor and don't prohibit user productivity. The new Metro additions are not problems, and set Windows and the rest of Microsoft's ecosystem up for an excellent next couple of years.

Sure, Mr.
That's exactly what you and them are hoping for.


Unfortunately, your denial will survive even if MS does fail. But failing is subjective, as the company won't die... as your denial won't die either.

[francescob]

I think that if Microsoft hadn't forced Metro on Windows 8 (but on touchscreen computers it would have been perfect) it would have been the best Windows release ever. They did an astonishing amount of change to the shell interface (new task manager, new explorer file manager, new file copying system, etc.) and despite that it uses almost 30% less RAM, no previous Windows operating systems improved performance/user interface like that, not to mention it also runs on another architecture as well. I like Metro but with a mouse, a touchpad or especially when you're used to use only the keyboard it can be quite annoying, it runs perfectly on touchscreens though.

[Dot Matrix]

Luis Mazza, on 05 January 2013 - 17:08, said:

Sure, Mr.
That's exactly what you and them are hoping for.


Unfortunately, your denial will survive even if MS does fail. But failing is subjective, as the company won't die... as your denial won't die either.

Denial of what? Windows 8 is a little rough around the edges, but it's still a great OS. Metro isn't going away.

[LogicalApex]

francescob, on 05 January 2013 - 17:19, said:

I think that if Microsoft hadn't forced Metro on Windows 8 (but on touchscreen computers it would have been perfect) it would have been the best Windows release ever. They did an astonishing amount of change to the shell interface (new task manager, new explorer file manager, new file copying system, etc.) and despite that it uses almost 30% less RAM, no previous Windows operating systems improved performance/user interface like that, not to mention it also runs on another architecture as well. I like Metro but with a mouse, a touchpad or especially when you're used to use only the keyboard it can be quite annoying, it runs perfectly on touchscreens though.

Exactly. It is bone headed decisions like this that the Forbes article is getting at.

[Azies]

LoL When Microsoft and Neowin Fanboys are faced with criticism they discredit the author and organization in order to make themselves look like the right in the situation, tool bags.

[+Blank]

Azies, on 05 January 2013 - 17:26, said:

LoL When Microsoft and Neowin Fanboys are faced with criticism they discredit the author and organization in order to make themselves look like the right in the situation, tool bags.

watch it, they'll personally attack you next and bring into question your IQ for not agreeing with them.

[mzta cody]

Dot Matrix, on 05 January 2013 - 17:02, said:

There's very little problems with Windows 8.

Opinion.

Dot Matrix, on 05 January 2013 - 17:02, said:

Most are minor and don't prohibit user productivity.

Opinion.

Dot Matrix, on 05 January 2013 - 17:02, said:

The new Metro additions are not problems, and set Windows and the rest of Microsoft's ecosystem up for an excellent next couple of years.

Opinion.

The thing for me that elicits the most head-scratching: Why are some people so emotionally invested in a product that unending insistence on its being successful becomes a never-ending crusade? This goes a bit above and beyond mere "fanoboyism", and it's actually bizarrre and almost disturbing. This is usually the dogged defense parents reserve for their flesh-and-blood offspring, not for software products.
I mean, who really cares if some are perceived to be "hating" on MS? Is MS paying you for this (wasted) effort/ time?

[gadean]

Dot Matrix, on 05 January 2013 - 05:21, said:

Still, purchasing 70 some MILLION dollars worth of licenses? You bet they'll be deploying it. My point still stands.

I don't think you understand how software assurance works. The government is purchasing seats which come with licenses that include various products. One of the options is Windows 8 and Office 2013. But that doesn't mean it will necessarily be used. Same thing happened with Vista - the government had the licenses for it through software assurance but it was, for the most part, left unused.

[Luis Mazza]

Dot Matrix, on 05 January 2013 - 17:24, said:

Denial of what? Windows 8 is a little rough around the edges, but it's still a great OS. Metro isn't going away.

It's ugly and confusing and not made to be used by a mouse. That is enough of a total failure and sales are bad and will prove that even further.

Like it or not, sales are BAD for what Microsoft is used to. Also, they don't seem to have an outlook for improvement.

Regarding the mobile experience: it is also ugly and confusing. About the name: nobody can stand the name WINDOWS for another 20 years. That is also another huge problem that is often ignored by Microsoft.