Comments on: If Microsoft isn’t listening, who is? http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/ PRESS CONSULTANT, JOURNALIST, GHOSTWRITER, POLITICAL AND PR BLOGGER. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:22:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: davecole.org » blog » Blog Archive » Three brief notes http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/comment-page-1/#comment-89794 davecole.org » blog » Blog Archive » Three brief notes Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:59:22 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/#comment-89794 [...] This is an important post from Ellee Seymour. Of this, more later, but Ellee has picked up on an important point. [...] [...] This is an important post from Ellee Seymour. Of this, more later, but Ellee has picked up on an important point. [...]

]]> By: Tim Almond http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/comment-page-1/#comment-89772 Tim Almond Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:23:12 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/#comment-89772 A not particularly confidence-filling comment by Steve Ballmer of Microsoft:- http://www.timalmond.com/2008/04/20/vista-woes/ A not particularly confidence-filling comment by Steve Ballmer of Microsoft:-

http://www.timalmond.com/2008/04/20/vista-woes/

]]> By: Quasar9 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/comment-page-1/#comment-89167 Quasar9 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:02:41 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/#comment-89167 Aah Marketing, Marketing Vinyl was said to be superior, but nowdays we all love our CDs or DVDs - and they'll be redundant soon. Will I miss analogue TV. I don't know But I won't be getting any TV soon unless I go digital. Progress (or rather change) is relentless. Mind you I'd love to get hold of one of those Adnam's village pubs. If you know anyone from Adnam's Brewery, tell them I'd love to run a village pub - and I reckon I could maje it pay. Aah Marketing, Marketing
Vinyl was said to be superior, but nowdays we all love our CDs or DVDs – and they’ll be redundant soon.

Will I miss analogue TV. I don’t know
But I won’t be getting any TV soon unless I go digital.

Progress (or rather change) is relentless. Mind you I’d love to get hold of one of those Adnam’s village pubs. If you know anyone from Adnam’s Brewery, tell them I’d love to run a village pub – and I reckon I could maje it pay.

]]> By: Rob Hopcott http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/comment-page-1/#comment-89140 Rob Hopcott Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:21:30 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/#comment-89140 The answer is, as Morning Star above says, Ubuntu which is a Linux distribution. It's free, it works, it's updated regularly at no charge. What more could anybody want? I keep a token copy of XP for only one reason and that is to use my voice dictation software. If I had shares in M$, I would be very worried. The answer is, as Morning Star above says, Ubuntu which is a Linux distribution.

It’s free, it works, it’s updated regularly at no charge. What more could anybody want?

I keep a token copy of XP for only one reason and that is to use my voice dictation software.

If I had shares in M$, I would be very worried.

]]> By: simon http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/comment-page-1/#comment-89045 simon Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:56:41 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/#comment-89045 I just bought an Apple Mac with Leopard. It just works... I got fed up with Microsoft crashing/virus/ blah blah... I has taken me a bit to get used to it s I run through the Microsoft stuff "automatically" but I prefer the Mac now... I just bought an Apple Mac with Leopard. It just works…

I got fed up with Microsoft crashing/virus/ blah blah…

I has taken me a bit to get used to it s I run through the Microsoft stuff “automatically” but I prefer the Mac now…

]]> By: Theo Spark http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/comment-page-1/#comment-88966 Theo Spark Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:35:04 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/#comment-88966 I prefer Vista to XP. I have both. I prefer Vista to XP. I have both.

]]> By: Shrinky http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/comment-page-1/#comment-88952 Shrinky Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:37:25 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/#comment-88952 I've recently been forced to purchase a new laptop and agree, give me back my old XP any day.. I’ve recently been forced to purchase a new laptop and agree, give me back my old XP any day..

]]> By: Letters From A Tory http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/comment-page-1/#comment-88939 Letters From A Tory Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:42:16 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/#comment-88939 Microsoft know that the more they force people on Vista, the more money they can make. Abandoning XP is a purely economic decision and while I hate Vista and like XP, there is a certain sense of inevitability about this. http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com Microsoft know that the more they force people on Vista, the more money they can make. Abandoning XP is a purely economic decision and while I hate Vista and like XP, there is a certain sense of inevitability about this.

http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com

]]> By: Man in a Shed http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/comment-page-1/#comment-88937 Man in a Shed Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:15:50 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/#comment-88937 Elle, Microsoft are going to continue XP for longer, but not because of any petition. There is a growing trend for cheap laptops based on cheaper components ( smaller screen, older processor, cheap memory etc ). Some companies have been using Linux as the operating system as when your selling at the low end of the market the cost of a operating system is significant and Vista requires too high a speciofication to produce a cheap machine. This worries Microsoft as they don't want people getting used to using other products - hence they are extending the life of XP for these type of machines ( and I assume dropping the price also ). The bad news is there is no escape from Vista. Even though rumours abound that the next Microsoft operating system will be ready maybe even in 2009 it will have to be backwards compatible with Vista and that will mean no end to the driver and software compatibility nightmare that users suffer right now. The options are: 1) Buy Vista - get new kit / software and get on with life. [ Microsoft will have learnt a lot of leasons about not repeating this sort of upgrade mess again so you should only have to do this once ]. 2) Go with Linux or Apple's OSX. What's really interesting is if anyone is really taking up Office 2007 and its user interface ? Or will they revert to a familiar form with the new version ? It is also worth comparing the cost of many software products in the US and UK - say with Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk - where you'll see prices in the UK are vastly higher than the US. Odd the Labour government never complains .... Elle, Microsoft are going to continue XP for longer, but not because of any petition. There is a growing trend for cheap laptops based on cheaper components ( smaller screen, older processor, cheap memory etc ). Some companies have been using Linux as the operating system as when your selling at the low end of the market the cost of a operating system is significant and Vista requires too high a speciofication to produce a cheap machine.

This worries Microsoft as they don’t want people getting used to using other products – hence they are extending the life of XP for these type of machines ( and I assume dropping the price also ).

The bad news is there is no escape from Vista. Even though rumours abound that the next Microsoft operating system will be ready maybe even in 2009 it will have to be backwards compatible with Vista and that will mean no end to the driver and software compatibility nightmare that users suffer right now.

The options are:

1) Buy Vista – get new kit / software and get on with life. [ Microsoft will have learnt a lot of leasons about not repeating this sort of upgrade mess again so you should only have to do this once ].
2) Go with Linux or Apple’s OSX.

What’s really interesting is if anyone is really taking up Office 2007 and its user interface ? Or will they revert to a familiar form with the new version ?

It is also worth comparing the cost of many software products in the US and UK – say with Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk – where you’ll see prices in the UK are vastly higher than the US. Odd the Labour government never complains ….

]]> By: jmb http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/comment-page-1/#comment-88914 jmb Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:07:50 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/15/if-microsoft-isnt-listening-who-is/#comment-88914 I am so glad I got my laptop just before Vista was released. The problem is when you buy a machine Vista just comes with it and if you did not have XP before too bad. You would think by now they would have the kinks worked out of it. I am so glad I got my laptop just before Vista was released. The problem is when you buy a machine Vista just comes with it and if you did not have XP before too bad. You would think by now they would have the kinks worked out of it.

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