Windows And The Mobile Era
January 31, 2008 — thegrahambaileyblog
In an article for The Guardian’s Technology section, Tim Anderson has come down on Microsoft™’s (MSFT) new Windows Vista™ - like a ton of bricks.
Anderson talks to Steve Ball - the senior program manager at Microsoft™, discussing issues like glitches in sound playback.One of the main points that Anderson quotes from a user comment is that “My mobile phone can play MP3s, while I surf the web, on a call and text message; all without any glitches.” -
Microsoft™’s response? Windows has to do lots of things at once.Drawing away from the other issues and bugs in Vista™ for a moment, if you think about it, Microsoft™ actually has a good point there. One of the nails in Vista™’s audio/visual media coffin has always been that ‘Macs are better for media’, which I too believe.
But Apple’s (AAPL) Mac systems have always been designed primarily for the home user, and professionals who want to work with media. Not least, the Mac software also only has to run on one architecture - meaning that Apple designs their software packages for one platform, one set of hardware - the Mac.
Gamers using Microsoft’s Xbox Live service have discovered a hole in the software giant’s web - you can get access to Xbox Live, for free.
So, Research In Motion drops a new Blackberry into the market. It has a good-looking feature set:
Bill Gates said today to the Wold Economic Forum “We have to find a way to make the aspects of capitalism that serve wealthier people serve poorer people as well … I like to call this idea creative capitalism.”. “This kind of contribution is even more powerful than giving cash or offering employees time off to volunteer. It is a focused use of what your company does best” he said.
