[zxcvcxz]

Yeah I wish they would focus on making a good OS. I guess since people have to use Windows for compatibility reasons MS doesn't care. They see the desktop market as dwindling so they're trying to get into new markets. I just wish if they were giving up on the desktop they would at least open source their closed source software to allow it to run on other platforms so people aren't forced to use a neglected OS.

[galistoca]

Maybe you didn't get the memo but MS is not an OS company anymore (at least their top priority isn't). Everyone knows desktop platform has been commoditized by the Web--you can do pretty much anything through the web interface, and increasingly so as the computer processing powers go up.

They've been pretty clear about this new direction if you read the articles, MS is a productivity company. That's why they're building all these productivity apps on iOS and android.

[technofiend]

Microsoft used to create compelling new upgrades: consumers wanted the new features. Now users are compelled to upgrade because they failed to or were unable to opt out.

Same word, different meaning.