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Posted on February 13th, 2009 by David Fearon
Microsoft summed up, in one tortuous sentence.
After news of Microsoft retail stores, a quote:
“We’re also working hard to transform the PC and Microsoft buying experience at retail by improving the articulation and demonstration of the Microsoft innovation and value proposition so that it’s clear, simple and straightforward for consumers everywhere.”
That little gem was from chief operating officer Mike Turner. Try reading it out loud, and see if you can stop yourself chuckling when you reach the part about it being clear and simple. For added effect, you might want to have a list of the six versions of Windows 7 to hand.
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February 13th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Innovation and value proposition?
What utter gibberish. Useless, pointless marketing drivel that cretins will think is clever. Increasingly polls are showing such twisted language puts people off the product and the company that uses it.
Simple fact is there’s nothing new about opening a shop and selling things at too high a price for most normal people to afford, or even be interested in. If Microsoft want to sell Windows 7 charge £80 for it and have one version only where the installer can be used to remove half the Microsoft rubbish that most people don’t want.
I’m still looking for a way to force the users/username directory to point to a second HDD, and permanently remove the blizzard of pointless folders forced upon me.
February 13th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Hmm… Transform the PC eh?
Could that be. An irritating lump of software that requires so much life-support to keep the bad guys out, that it’s reduced to a sluggish NAGGING pain in the arse.
Yet more BS from Redmond.
February 16th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
What the hell does “buying experience at retail ” mean?
February 16th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
What the hell does “buying experience at retail ” mean?
February 16th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Opps – forgot reply
What the hell does ?buying experience at retail ? mean?
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