Jan 06 2010
Lacking innovation, excitement or anything remotely interesting…Microsoft’s CES Keynote
Published by eric at 11:13 pm under Technology (182 views)
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Loading ...Advance warning…this is a bit of a rant (but an accurate, informative one!)
In typical Microsoft fashion, their CES 2010 Keynote Address was sleepy, boring and just plain uninspiring. These were the comments coming out of the industry not long after it was over. In a new year where we are all looking for a new beginning, Microsoft has the stage and chooses to put us to sleep.
I’m not sure if they’ll ever get it. I don’t really care anymore. It simply isn’t in their DNA. Trying to beat Apple to the punch with a tablet won’t work either. Apple’s is better. It’s always better. Their success proves it. With a PC market that’s grown non-stop in the last 10 years, Microsoft’s market share has remained stagnant.
They are a company that touts innovation, ease-of-use and inspiration. I think it’s because their products actually have none of those qualities, so reinforce it in marketing to get you associating the words/brand. Meanwhile, Apple doesn’t use those words in their marketing, yet they have all of them, built right in.
Their most popular product Microsoft Office’s most commonly used components a Word Processor and a Spreadsheet were also not invented by Microsoft.
Honestly, I’m tired of people trying to “pump up” potential Microsoft technology like their tablet before it’s even seen. Haven’t you already learned that they don’t possess the ability to truly excite people? The Zune, a bomb if there ever was one. Windows CE, stagnant, unimproved piece of garbage for years. Or are you prematurely excited about a guaranteed flop because Micro$oft pays you so much in advertising pay off dollars?
Why would ABC News report the headline that George Bush pardoned Microsoft from receiving the punitive action the Supreme Court prescribed after finding out they abused their monopoly in 2000/2001? This is news, but don’t report it if you still want M$ to pay millions to advertise on your network.
After doing extensive research, it seems everything they have that is or was remotely successful was either stolen or illegally obtained through abuse of the market (see education lawsuits from 1999, 2000 and US Supreme court, abuse of monopoly cases from the same time period, also investigate Red Canyon software and Windows Video incident from the mid 90’s) These guys are the tech version of the oil companies and always have been. Microsoft is the clean coal of Tech. There’s no such thing as “clean coal”…or…”Microsoft Technology.”
Now Microsoft isn’t 100% bad, after all many thousands of people are employed by them, the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation donates millions to the best charities. So I guess it’s ok they were found guilty overcharging schools for their Windows product in a market manipulation scam. What you never heard about this? Oh and don’t forget the hundreds of millions the European Union fined Microsoft for the same improprieties they were found guilty of in the US. It’s just George Bush wasn’t president of the EU at the time so he couldn’t excuse them from that punishment.
They were even 30 minutes late starting the keynote.
