“Microsoft has built loyalty at the end-user level, including upper management, .. That works for a while in the early stages of a product, but after a couple of years the blush fades from the rose. It's reality versus marketing.” YearsEndsRealityLevelsStageProductsCoupleBuiltManagementRoseIncludingMarketingLoyaltyUsersFadesVersusMicrosoft Author:Murphy J. Foster, Jr.
“The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste. They have absolutely no taste. And I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way, in the sense that they don't think of original ideas, and they don't bring much culture into their products.” ThinkingWayInspirationalMeanIdeasProblemBigsCultureTechnologyProductsTasteOriginalsMicrosoftBest JobOriginal IdeasBest DesignSmall Jobs Author:Steve Jobs
“I am saddened, not by Microsoft's success — I have no problem with their success. They've earned their success, for the most part. I have a problem with the fact that they just make really third-rate products.” FactsProblemProductsThirdsRateNo ProblemMicrosoftBest JobSaddenedBest Design Book:Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs Source: Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs
“I wish developing great products was as easy as writing a check. If that was the case, Microsoft would have great products.” IfsInspirationalWritingWishEasyCasesProductsChecksDevelopingMicrosoft Book:Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs Source: Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs
“digital hub (center of our universe) is moving from PC to cloud - PC now just another client alongside iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, ... - Apple is in danger of hanging on to old paradigm too long (innovator's dilemma) - Google and Microsoft are further along on the technology, but haven't quite figured it out yet - tie all of our products together, so we further lock customers into our ecosystem” LongTogetherMovingUniverseTechnologyHavensDangerProductsCloudsCustomersTiesApplesDigitalClientsGoogleLocksParadigmDilemmaMicrosoftIphoneEcosystemsInnovatorsIpodsIpadsHanging OnHub Author:Steve Jobs
“They don't make poles long enough for me want to touch Microsoft products, and I don't want any mass-marketed game-playing device or Windows appliance near my desk or on my network. This is my workbench, dammit, it's not a pretty box to impress people with graphics and sounds. When I work at this system up to 12 hours a day, I'm profoundly uninterested in what user interface a novice user would prefer.” PeopleWantLongEnoughGamesSoundHoursProductsMassWindowBoxesDevicesUsersDesksImpressMicrosoftInterfacesAppliancesNovicesUninterestedUser Interface Author:Erik Naggum
“Building on our successful partnership, we can now bring together the best of Microsoft's software engineering with the best of Nokia's product engineering, award-winning design, and global sales, marketing and manufacturing.” TogetherWinningSuccessfulDesignBuildingProductsMarketingAwardsSoftwareEngineeringPartnershipManufacturingMicrosoftSoftware EngineeringAward WinningNokia Author:Stephen Elop
“Microsoft has had many, many successful products. I'm committed to one company. This is the industry I've decided to work in.” CompanySuccessfulProductsIndustryDecidedCommittedMicrosoft Author:Bill Gates
“I'm simply too content doing what I want to do to really have a very negative attitude towards MicroSoft. They make bad products - so what? I don't need to care, because I happily don't have to use them, and writing my own alternative has been a very gratifying experience in many ways.” WayWantNeedsWritingHas BeensUseCareMy OwnAttitudeProductsNegativeAlternativesMicrosoftNegative Attitude Author:Linus Torvalds
“I remember back in the early days of Microsoft that from the day that you decided that you were just going to put out an ad to a customer - and all you were usually able to tell them was that a new product was available - it was about nine months before you could actually reach the first customer.” FirstsAbleRememberProductsMonthsDecidedAvailableCustomersNineAdsMicrosoftNine MonthsNew Products Author:Gabe Newell
“Microsoft, by some accounts, the second most capitalized company on the planet, is the only corporate colossus in history whose entire product line could be eliminated with a giant magnet.” LinesCompanyPlanetsProductsAccountsCorporateGiantsMicrosoftMagnetColossus Author:David Shenk
“I went to business school, and I went straight from that to a nine-year career at Microsoft. Eventually, I ran a big chunk of the consumer products division for Microsoft.Then I left with the birth of our first daughter because Bill and I both wanted to have a few kids.” YearsFirstsBigsKidsWantedSchoolLeftCareersProductsBirthDaughterBillsNineConsumersRanDivisionMicrosoftNine YearsChunksBusiness School Author:Melinda Gates