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<blockquote data-quote="EORI" data-source="post: 610941" data-attributes="member: 43203"><p>What Apple understands, and what MS doesn't get, is that most consumers (home and business) of computers are now looking for ease-of-use and reliability. Vista is an answer to a question no one asked. No one requested changes to the tool bars or to the systems menu. One clear example: Why have they made it so difficult to access the shut-down button?</p><p></p><p>Then there's the bloatware phenomenon. With each generation of Windows and the MS's application software, they have built-in more and more features that the VAST majority of consumers will never use, never even know about, and never have any use for.</p><p></p><p>All of this wouldn't be so bad if the darned programs were becoming more automated and reliable. The exact opposite is occurring.</p><p></p><p>The current state of Microsoft reminds me of America's auto mfrs back in the mid-70s. Products that were over-sized, inefficient, unreliable, and getting worse with each new model year. I remember once visiting a Ford dealership to find a car on their lot with what appeared to be the rear door that wasn't properly shut. When I opened and slammed the door shut, I realized then that the door WAS shut. It had simply been assembled in its misaligned state, and delivered to the dealer that way.</p><p></p><p>Apple is now eating MS' lunch, and deservedly so. This is coming from a long-time shareholder of MS. Perhaps it's time to dump the stock. <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Angry.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Angry:" title="Angry :Angry:" data-shortname=":Angry:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EORI, post: 610941, member: 43203"] What Apple understands, and what MS doesn't get, is that most consumers (home and business) of computers are now looking for ease-of-use and reliability. Vista is an answer to a question no one asked. No one requested changes to the tool bars or to the systems menu. One clear example: Why have they made it so difficult to access the shut-down button? Then there's the bloatware phenomenon. With each generation of Windows and the MS's application software, they have built-in more and more features that the VAST majority of consumers will never use, never even know about, and never have any use for. All of this wouldn't be so bad if the darned programs were becoming more automated and reliable. The exact opposite is occurring. The current state of Microsoft reminds me of America's auto mfrs back in the mid-70s. Products that were over-sized, inefficient, unreliable, and getting worse with each new model year. I remember once visiting a Ford dealership to find a car on their lot with what appeared to be the rear door that wasn't properly shut. When I opened and slammed the door shut, I realized then that the door WAS shut. It had simply been assembled in its misaligned state, and delivered to the dealer that way. Apple is now eating MS' lunch, and deservedly so. This is coming from a long-time shareholder of MS. Perhaps it's time to dump the stock. :Angry: [/QUOTE]
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