jcdrepair
Re:The Microsoft Update mechanism has been used to spread malware
on Monday June 04, 2012 @07:41PM (#4066583)
Microsoft has over 90,000 employees, and no doubt some of those people were hired specifically to protect their software licensing. They're probably not pulling their top OS developers to work on this. So the idea that they should have been "spending more of their resources on making software work..." is not really valid.
In fact, there is no company or software community anywhere that writes highly complex and bug free software. It's not possible.
Re:Microsoft reinvents the wheel with Windows 8
on Monday June 04, 2012 @06:59PM (#4066424)
I definitely understand his point that is a radical departure from existing Windows design and that business, who are loathe to try anything new, might not be interested.
But that fact is, businesses already aren't interested in upgrading to new Windows releases. XP was plenty good for the vast majority of businesses and many of them are still running it because it works just fine.
I had the chance to play with a Windows 8 tablet and I have to say that was pretty impressive. The Metro interface works great in that environment.
My guess is that Microsoft will support Windows 7 for businesses for another decade. In the mean time, they are hoping to win the hearts and minds of people in the fast growing tablet and smartphone market.
I doubt they'll succeed, but they have to give it a shot. I applaud them for making the effort.
Re:Facebook Will Disappear in 5 to 8 Years: Analyst
on Monday June 04, 2012 @06:47PM (#4066375)
This author is missing a few big points. First, Yahoo didn't make a move into social until it was too late. Facebook is one of the biggest mobile apps. Sure, they haven't figured out how to monetize it just yet but they are a huge player in the space and have been for awhile.
Secondly, he/she completely ignores the fact that Google is making gobs and gobs of money based on their initial web design. They may not ever make the social transition but people are going to continue to search the web and they'll be the top player. Same goes for Facebook - social media is here to stay and they will be the big dog for a long time to come.
Lastly, portals pretty much just died. I don't see that happening with social media in the next 5-8. So, once again, Facebook is going to remain relevant for a long time.