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To really get my respect he needs to kill off ads in the Windows start menu and the pervasive Cortana surveillance. To really, REALLY get my respect: I would

by oprah2018 8y ago

To really get my respect he needs to kill off ads in the Windows start menu and the pervasive Cortana surveillance. To really, REALLY get my respect: I would like to see Microsoft be a pure, best-practice software company. Do GREAT things independently of Windows. Make native Mac applications that are truly great. Make a better Mac application than Apple can. Make better iOS apps. Be a champion of Linux. and so on. Strive for greatness on every platform, embracing that platform's uniqueness.

ernopp 8y ago
IMO: Outlook on iOS is a better email client than Apple Mail.
mrguyorama 8y ago
I think Microsoft IS doing great on other platforms, and even open-source stuff. Of course I'm blinded by having a fanboy level love for them. Except Windows 10. Reading Raymond Chen's blog, I was always led to believe Microsoft wanted to give the user the power, no matter what, even if it mean shooting yourself in the foot. Windows 10 seems to be the end of that. Stop taking away my power as a user Microsoft. I paid for the damn computer, don't act like it's your property.
zild3d 8y ago
VS code is on that list already
deaddodo 8y ago
Haha. Really? Microsoft actually ports their software to Mac, using native APIs and idiomatic software design, for the platform: http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Business/Microsoft-Office-2011.shtml http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Business/Microsoft-Office-2011.... Meanwhile, Apple brings the exact same software as is on macOS to Windows, with no thought to integration: https://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2017/04/itunes-windows-1.jpg?itok=B2tCtn52 https://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/sty...
- KyeRussell 8y ago
  I wasn’t aware that this was an old school Apple vs Microsoft debate. But alas. I don’t know if you’ve actually used the latest Office for Mac. It’s better than the older versions, but it’s still obvious that MS isn’t fully proficient in macOS development. For starters, the interface doesn’t respect the scaling settings on my 5K iMac. I’d expect that sort of shoddy UI from Steam or something. The fact that iTunes for Windows is trash doesn’t change this fact at all, so I don’t knkw what you’re getting at.

ernopp 8y ago

IMO: Outlook on iOS is a better email client than Apple Mail.

mrguyorama 8y ago

I think Microsoft IS doing great on other platforms, and even open-source stuff. Of course I'm blinded by having a fanboy level love for them. Except Windows 10. Reading Raymond Chen's blog, I was always led to believe Microsoft wanted to give the user the power, no matter what, even if it mean shooting yourself in the foot. Windows 10 seems to be the end of that. Stop taking away my power as a user Microsoft. I paid for the damn computer, don't act like it's your property.

zild3d 8y ago

VS code is on that list already

deaddodo 8y ago

Haha. Really? Microsoft actually ports their software to Mac, using native APIs and idiomatic software design, for the platform: http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Business/Microsoft-Office-2011.shtml http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Business/Microsoft-Office-2011.... Meanwhile, Apple brings the exact same software as is on macOS to Windows, with no thought to integration: https://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2017/04/itunes-windows-1.jpg?itok=B2tCtn52 https://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/sty...

KyeRussell 8y ago
I wasn’t aware that this was an old school Apple vs Microsoft debate. But alas. I don’t know if you’ve actually used the latest Office for Mac. It’s better than the older versions, but it’s still obvious that MS isn’t fully proficient in macOS development. For starters, the interface doesn’t respect the scaling settings on my 5K iMac. I’d expect that sort of shoddy UI from Steam or something. The fact that iTunes for Windows is trash doesn’t change this fact at all, so I don’t knkw what you’re getting at.