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byBoRegardless ( 721219 ) writes:
What this says is no long term vision/planning/execution at Microsoft.
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byc2me2 ( 2202232 ) writes:
Or, you know, they're responding effectively to market realities?
Win RT was a flop. Everyone knows it -- even Microsoft. So they're basically dumping it. That's not a lack of "planning / execution" -- that's paying attention to reality.
I guarantee that if Microsoft continued to support Win RT, you would be saying "Herpity derp, look, Microsoft doesn't see the writing on the wall!! herp herp".
bygstoddart ( 321705 ) writes:
Well, what you call "paying attention to reality" is a side effect of terrible vision/planning. It's not an accomplishment to stop selling a product which completely missed the mark in the first place.
Microsoft thinks they can tell the market what it is they want, and the keep getting it wrong.
Hell, they release copycat products, and they still keep getting it wrong -- because thy insist on putting their own stamp on things, and are stil stuck in the "Yarg, computers are for Exchange and Office".
I'm pretty
byConceptJunkie ( 24823 ) writes:
You're right, except for the fact that no one (outside of Microsoft anyway) ever expected RT to succeed in the first place. The wisdom of the masses can often be wrong, but this one was a gimmee. It's the same thing with Metro on the desktop. No one liked it. It was almost universally panned from the first moment people got a chance to see what it was, but MS doubled down on the bad idea. Now they are backpedalling on it in Windows 9^h 10 (but of course, not eliminating the need for it on the desktop
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byspire3661 ( 1038968 ) writes:
We are still in the post-Ballmer transition. Its going to take some time for Nadella and Spencer to turn the ship. And make no mistake these recent announcements show they are at the wheel and turning it as fast as it will allow.
byroc97007 ( 608802 ) writes:
I think you're right, they're at maximum heel. I wonder at what point the sails touch the water. Or has this already happened?
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