{"id":6822,"date":"2013-12-29T12:55:37","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T17:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=6822"},"modified":"2013-12-29T12:56:50","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T17:56:50","slug":"what-microsoft-should-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/what-microsoft-should-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What Microsoft Should Do"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"xpn\"<\/a>We can see by the reaction that many of you have to upcoming end of Windows XP, and the poor public reaction to Windows 8 and 8.1 which now if officially the worst selling Windows since Vista – that Microsoft is determined to give you what they want you to have and not what you want.<\/p>\n

This kind of shortsightedness at Microsoft is very reminiscent of the kind of shortsightedness that prevailed in the American automobile industry at the time Nissan (then Datsun), Toyota, and Honda started selling cars in the U.S.A. The big three scoffed at those Japanese cars.<\/p>\n

Nissan, Toyota, and Honda, were all producing superior cars that lasted longer and got better gas mileage than any of the big three’s cars. Still GM, Chrysler and Ford laughed — because the money was still rolling in. It took a while before the Japanese car companies gained a foothold in the United States, but once they did, they did so in a big way. And GM, Ford,a and Chrysler stopped laughing and tried to catch up. But they had fallen so far behind that GM and Chrysler teetered on the verge of bankruptcy; Ford was a little smarter, they saw the light and started downsizing sooner and stayed out of the government handout line.<\/p>\n

Microsoft is still publicly laughing at Google and Apple, but behind the scenes heads must be rolling. While Microsoft slept, Apple introduced the iPod music player — Microsoft tried to catch up with its now defunct Zune music player. Then Apple released the iPhone. Microsoft counter with its Kin smartphones — does anyone even remember them? The Apple introduced the iPad — and Microsoft, again caught napping, revamped its Windows 7 operating system, into Windows 8 which it touted as a one-size-fits all operating system — tablets, phones, and PCs.<\/p>\n

Most of us know that the one-size-fits-all approach hardly ever delivers what it promises. And in the year following the release of Windows 8 (2013) PC sales fell to their lowest level in a long time. Windows 8 makes a lot of sense for tablets and phones — and maybe even touch screen PCs. But it makes no sense to the traditional Windows mouse and keyboard user or to the hundreds of thousands of businesses who use Windows.<\/p>\n

Microsoft keeps trying to patch up Windows 8. Windows 8.1 adds a mysterious start button which does not lead to a start menu, but to the start screen. People wanted to avoid the garish start screen, that’s why they wanted a start button AND a start menu — like ever version of Windows has had since Windows 3.1.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I think Microsoft should do. I think they should use Windows 8 for phones, tablets and touch-screen PCs. And introduce an updated version of Windows XP. They could it Windows XPS or Windows XPN and bring back the operating system that 95% of users loved. Give current XP users a chance to upgrade their old Windows XP machines to the new version of XP for $39 and allow computer manufacturers install Widnows XPN on new computers without touch screens. Sell the new version of XP to computer manufacturers at a lower cost.<\/p>\n

It shouldn’t take Microsoft years to modernize XP — it should take them less than a year. And in the interim, they should extend support to current XP users until the new version of XP is ready. Microsoft would please a lot of people and it would send a signal to everyone that Microsoft is, once again, listening to consumers.<\/p>\n

If Microsoft intends to compete then it better start competing by innovating and giving people what they want or in five years they’ll be facing the same fate GM and Chrysler did whenn they teetered on the edge of bankruptcy.<\/p>\n

Google is going make a version of the Chrome\/Android operating system that is for desktops and laptops –and those will be available starting next summer. Those of you who have used Android phones or tablets know that Android is as easy to use — if not easier – than Windows. And Apple isn’t going away any time soon.<\/p>\n

Microsoft needs to wake up and listen to the consumer. Instead of killing Windows XP they should revive it by modernizing it and adding features to it and giving millions of people exactly what they want. I would be the at the new updated version of Windows XP would be the biggest selling operating system ever. And Windows 8 would still be availalbe for tablets, phones and touch-screen PCs for those who want it.<\/p>\n

Of course, I’m only daydreaming. This makes too much sense for it ever to be implemented. But…wouldn’t it be nice if for once, Microsoft listened to the consumer and gave them exactly what they want?<\/p>\n

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What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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