Microsoft Is A Dying Consumer Brand

On By southwerkIn business ethics, ethics

After I bought a new computer some years ago with Windows Vista on it, my attitude toward Microsoft changed.

I swore revenge. That’s right. Whether you call it a Jihad, a crusade, or a revival of the Lincoln County Cattle War, I’m on board.

Night after night as my operating system imploded destroying my data, I got angrier and angrier. Than came the ultimate humiliation. It’s two o’clock in the morning and I’m busy at work. Suddenly the computer shuts down and loads updates. That’s right! My robodatakiller computer operating system went Hal on me.

Then Microsoft responded to the complaints. Their spokesman explained that these problems were temporary and basically added that they weren’t going to make any real changes and people like me should learn to suck it up.

Now, I challenge you to find anything with a microsoft label in my home.

So, the article in CNN Money was not unwelcome to me.

However, it acted like Microsoft’s problems were just a matter of poor timing and products not being competitive.

Apparently the writer doesn’t understand hatred.

James Pilant

2 thoughts on “Microsoft Is A Dying Consumer Brand”

  1. Your post Caught my eye for good. Are you really that mad at Microsoft and especially Vista? I am not a complete supporter of Microsoft products and prefer Linux over Windows (for the very same reasons mentioned in your posts).

    But try upgrading to Windows 7. Vista has a load of issues and was a major flop. Microsoft has done pretty well in Windows 7. You will eventually like it. Try an evaluation version to ensure its suits you.

    You can install it using VMWare or Virtual Box (under current Vista OS) for trial purpose.

    Once you are happy with it migrate to Windows 7. It will be a better experience.

    For updates, you can change the automatic updates to manual. That way you have control over what updates should be applied.

    Hope that helps.

    Z.K.

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  2. There is always something uncomfortable about writing to someone who has “message of peace” in their title and say that I hate something. Your advice is good and I appreciate it. I had daily crashes for a period of about four months when they put out fixes that solved many but not all of the problems. It is only by turning off many of the features of Vista, that I get to use the computer. I really feel as if a significant portion of my life was stolen.
    jp

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