On 4/6/2009 8:15 AM, Warp wrote:
>    I didn't criticize them for not supporting older versions. I said that
> if you use Windows, you will at some point be in the situation that you
> will not be getting any security updates anylonger and you will be forced
> to buy a new version.

Fair enough, it sounded like criticism but it seems you didn't intend it 
that way.

> but the differences between Windows versions are rather big.

If the differences were small, why would anyone upgrade?

>    (The main problem with Microsoft is that they have this mentality that
> every new version of Windows has to look different just for the sake of
> looking different. Whether the change actually improves anything, or on
> the contrary, degrades usability, is completely irrelevant.)

 From what I understand, it's the users that are the problem, and MS 
doesn't like it any more than you do.  But, they have to eat, which 
means they have to sell the new OS, which means they have to convince 
people to buy it... which means, if they put a lot of work into the 
system, and make it really great, and give it the same look and feel, 
people will just go "Huh?" and move on.

The problem is one of noticing things... ideally, an OS shouldn't even 
be noticed.  Of course, if you don't notice your OS, then you probably 
don't think about buying a replacement either.

MS is in the sticky situation of needing people to notice their OS to 
sell it, but needing people to NOT notice it for them to like it.

-- 
...Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com

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