Peter Brawley
peter.brawley at earthlink.net
Tue Jul 24 12:02:05 CDT 2012
On 2012-07-24 3:00 AM, Mark Breen wrote: > Hello Gustav, > > Yes, I understand your comments, I first experienced Anti-Microsoft > sentiment on this list back in 97 and was shocked when I became aware of it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Microsoft PB ----- > > Over the years, I was always disappointed to see Anti-Microsoft people, I > always thought they delivered reasonably good products, and sometimes super > products. > > However, my faith in Microosft started to change from 100% to 85% when I > tried to use Vista, VS 2008, SQL Server and struggled with performance. > The IE situation also colours my view on MS. > > That faith was somewhat restored with Win 7. I am still very slow with the > ribbon, and resent that slowness. > > On the up site for MS, I have been using Azure over the last few weeks and > it is astonishing, I cannot believe the power it provides. Metro it is the > GUI for Windows 2012 Server BTW. > > Thanks > > Mark > > > > On 20 July 2012 16:07, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote: > >> Hi Mark >> >> The whining isn't new: >> >> "I don't need anything more fancy than my Windows 98" >> "I have no use for the new features of Office 2003" >> "Oh my! A ribbon. I want the menus back!" >> >> The difference now is that this time Microsoft is ahead of the market. >> This, of course, means that it will take some time for the majority to >> catch up. >> "I don't want Windows 8". Think again. Could you imagine an xPad type >> tablet with a Windows interface? Hardly, except if you have very slim >> fingers. Further, people like me have no use for an iPad or the like other >> than browsing and read mail. Too little to decide for a purchase. >> >> For the last months I've used Access 2010 a lot more than previously >> (=nearly nil). A little to my surprise (lots of whining about the ribbon >> also on this list), the ribbon works very well. >> >> And since the Developer Preview (now the Consumer Preview) I have used >> Windows 8 every day and it runs rock steady. The Desktop is one click or >> keypress away and I wonder what the lousy Start menu was for. So I'm >> looking forward to the 26th of October where Win8 will finally be released >> - and probably the Surface machines as well. >> >> /gustav >> >> >>>>> marklbreen at gmail.com 20-07-12 10:19 >>> >> Hello All, >> >> I know that I am not alone, but does anyone here think that the market are >> not going to want to switch to Win8 / Off 13? >> >> I mean, could this release be the worst every for MS? >> >> It is the first ever OS and Off release that I dread. >> >> Finally, did you all see the financial results for MS today?, Imagine what >> we will be reading in a years time. >> >> Or am I being too pessimistic? >> >> Mark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >