This is *exactly* why Windows sucks, and I switched to Linux. ----------------------- ... “Every piece of the turf was owned by some powerful (internal) business group that made it really hard to launch something profoundly innovative,” said Grimmelmann, who left Microsoft in 2001. A similar product was launched in 2005 — by Google. Grimmelmann said the ongoing tension within Microsoft is exemplified by the company’s latest computer operating system, Windows 8. It offers users both a traditional interface and a newer one that is inspired by the touch-screen technology that has powered the growth of smartphones and other mobile devices. Many consumers, however, have balked at Windows 8, finding the operating system confusing. A simplified update is due soon. “By not removing the old interface,” Grimmelmann said, “they guaranteed the failure of the new one.”
Posted on: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:59:37 +0000
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