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Re:Buying VMWare Fusion: A lesson in how to drive customers ... by pyre on Tuesday February 22, 2011 @10:34PM (#2252892)
The solution isn't necessarily an App Store on Windows, it's to build better purchasing experiences. You're reasoning is sort of like: "I have serious issues with all GM cars due to shoddy quality, therefore all cars must be manufactured by Toyota because I like them."
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Re:Buying VMWare Fusion: A lesson in how to drive customers ... by Pooter on Tuesday February 22, 2011 @11:03PM (#2252983)
I think his reasoning is more like "I see a fundamental design flaw in all other cars which Toyota has recognized and addressed in a way that I like, and wish other manufacturers would adopt that solution or one similar to it."

You don't have to agree, but don't poo-poo his desire for a unified, simple application purchasing experience in his OS of choice. That's a customer talking about what they want out of a product.

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Re:Buying VMWare Fusion: A lesson in how to drive customers ... by pyre on Wednesday February 23, 2011 @01:59PM (#2255259)
My point was more along the lines of "unified purchasing experience" != "good purchasing experience." You could have all apps unify on a horrible purchasing experience, no?
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