sl23 wrote: ↑July 4th, 2024, 8:51 am
Haha great quote!
Yep, it was pretty much on point.
First I've heard about Recall! No thanks!
They can stick it where the sun doesn't shine. Luckily, most of the computing world did react as every normal person would and called them out, so it's on the back burner for now.
Yincognito wrote: ↑July 4th, 2024, 9:36 am
Yeah, it's nothing new, but again, good to know, there goes one of the few nice features of Win 11 out of the Window(s) - it even matches the saying, lol.
To be fair, though, in such cases I'm not even sure it's all Microsoft's fault (beside letting down the user with it), since the whole thing probably has a contractual / commercial side on it when it comes to Amazon, and of course can be considered as part of the mobile area that Microsoft tried in vain to add to Windows (e.g. metro style, Windows Mobile, etc. that had the same fate).
I think that they are really upset that they lost that mobile train for others (aka Google and their ecosystem), and now they pointlessly try to catch up, but on users who obviously don't want to hear about turning their computers into smartphone like devices.
It's indeed a perfect example of Microsoft from start to finish in a nutshell.
Tbh, their reason is that Google jumped ship, and they were left with Amazon's mediocre app store. But all people ever needed was a way to run app packages, and you don't need a store for that. But, M$ being M$, the Windows Subsystem for Android just had to make a profit because Nadella needs yet another yacht. The reasoning was that it had to carry its ongoing development and support with that revenue, which doesn't happen when people run third-party app packages.
And this is precisely what I can't understand. Even if you’re a one-man company, you always have stuff that generates revenue and other stuff that doesn't. Nonetheless, you have to offer both to cater to your customers, it's the cost of running a business. And as long as it turns a profit when everything is said and done, it's all peachy.
For example, I sell high-priced (for my market segment) devices to business customers. Those come with plenty of questions, that I gladly answer in a prompt and friendly manner without nickel and diming them. That treatment encourages them to stay on board with me and strengthens repeat business for years, sometimes decades. If this were Microsoft, they'd probably just stop answering calls and mails because it doesn't turn an immediate profit and wonder afterward why sales continue to decline as well.
What's next, are they gonna do away with the trash can and the task manager because those two don't generate profit?
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