Jon Honeyball's wishlist

Posted on 19 Sep 2007 at 16:54

9 Make backup, restore and disaster recovery go away

Windows 7 must, repeat must, make the whole topic of backup, restore and disaster recovery disappear, especially in the home and small-business space. No excuses, no mumbling about "third-party partners", no shuffling of the hands. Just make the issue disappear. If users lose data on the Windows 7 platform, for whatever reason, then consider it to be solely your fault, not theirs.

10 Make third-party software vendors toe the line

It's time to get tough on the third-party vendors whose products are in the "weak to dreadful" sector. I'm tired of third-party apps that muscle their way into my system and attempt to take over. Publish a style guide and stick to it. Make it part of the logo compliance, and make logo compliance part of the digital-signing regime.

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