“The longer-term question is whether Windows can outpace what I call the generic Web experience.”
Windows will continue to be dominate and powerful for a long time. This can be explained in these conditions.
1. Microsoft continuing to maintain an unbreakable and powerful relationship with PC OEMs.
2. Microsoft continuing to reinvent Windows and keep it relevant by introducing new desirable features (Windows 7).
3. Microsoft aggressively advertising Windows, thus informing people that Windows is still relevant and matters.
4. Having a leader who knows what they are doing and can ship a product that people want/need on time (Steven Sinofsky).
Given that these four points are true and in full effect today, Windows will continue to dominate computing for a long time. But what could go beyond Windows inside Microsoft? Windows Phone. Slowly but surely, Windows Phone has the strong possibility to dominate the smartphone market one day. It took Windows 5 years, wonder how long it will take Windows Phone.
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Ever since I first got my Windows PC back in the 90s, I’ve been a fan Microsoft. There have been times where it seems like things have hopeless for Microsoft, but other times, I feel damn proud or just plain happy. I can’t explain it. Maybe its brand loyalty. Maybe it’s because other things in my life are either boring or just too painful to think about. I’ve been such a fan of this company that it’s too difficult to convert and get used to another. I’ve tried before, and it didn’t last, obviously. I’m too sucked into this world of Microsoft living that it’s too difficult to get out of it and get used to something else.
I’m not the kind of immature fan who blindly and religiously follows a company or defends it at all costs. No, I’m not that kind of fan. I’m a fan who can realize when my company is failing and where they need to improve. The great thing about companies, especially one like Microsoft, is that there’s always room for improvement, there’s always a chance to do better. And that’s how I keep going with this.
