▲ 542 ▼ Former Microsoft VP says Microsoft missed the AI wave like the internet and mobile, as Copilot scales back in Windows 11 (www.windowslatest.com) submitted 4 months ago by Stupendous@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 187 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] reddig33@lemmy.world 67 points 4 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (12 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] sunnie@slrpnk.net 48 points 4 months ago (4 children) True. As much as I hate to admit it, the Windows phones were actually pretty good. Had they not botched app adoption and then immediately given up, they could have done fairly well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] agentTeiko@piefed.social 4 points 4 months ago Agreed I have been a Linux Stan since the 90s and even I thought windows phone was pretty good. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago They were not good, they were dogshit. I had one and it was like a decade behind android. permalink fedilink source parent [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago That's the nokia hardware they installed win mobile on? I was looking forward to a good nokia candybar phone, but gave up when they were bought and the hardware went under a win OS. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mister_Hangman@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago The windows phones were fucking magical permalink fedilink source parent [–] pycorax@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago Satya may have grown the company share price but he's absolutely killed everything that made Microslop even remotely interesting before he became CEO. permalink fedilink source parent [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 months ago (2 children) They tried; it must've been 4 times. But unless it's a sure thing, they'll give up. I worry they don't know how to compete on a level ground, slowly building trust and business on success after success. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nugscree@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago It also didn't help that they did a complete rebuild of Windows Phone OS 3 times, making old apps incompatible and forcing the very little support of app developers to get alienated from the platform. Why would you completely rebuild your app 3 times for a super low market share product. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.today 1 point 3 months ago I used a Windows Mobile PDA (Dell Axim X50v) for years before the iPhone came out. It was great at the time. Few other things could provide video, games, music, and a web browser in your pocket at the time but WM2003 with the Opera browser and some other apps did quite well. I kept using that thing even into the Android and iPhone era. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) They freaking gave up on anything quickly if they are not immediately the leader in the market. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago* Microsoft are the present day IBM, complete with supporting the present day version of the NAZIs whilst they commit their very own version of the Holocaust. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hawgietonight@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago We were lucky and dodged that future enshitification bullet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sunnie@slrpnk.net 48 points 4 months ago (4 children) True. As much as I hate to admit it, the Windows phones were actually pretty good. Had they not botched app adoption and then immediately given up, they could have done fairly well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] agentTeiko@piefed.social 4 points 4 months ago Agreed I have been a Linux Stan since the 90s and even I thought windows phone was pretty good. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago They were not good, they were dogshit. I had one and it was like a decade behind android. permalink fedilink source parent [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago That's the nokia hardware they installed win mobile on? I was looking forward to a good nokia candybar phone, but gave up when they were bought and the hardware went under a win OS. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mister_Hangman@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago The windows phones were fucking magical permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agentTeiko@piefed.social 4 points 4 months ago Agreed I have been a Linux Stan since the 90s and even I thought windows phone was pretty good. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago They were not good, they were dogshit. I had one and it was like a decade behind android. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago That's the nokia hardware they installed win mobile on? I was looking forward to a good nokia candybar phone, but gave up when they were bought and the hardware went under a win OS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mister_Hangman@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago The windows phones were fucking magical permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pycorax@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago Satya may have grown the company share price but he's absolutely killed everything that made Microslop even remotely interesting before he became CEO. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 months ago (2 children) They tried; it must've been 4 times. But unless it's a sure thing, they'll give up. I worry they don't know how to compete on a level ground, slowly building trust and business on success after success. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nugscree@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago It also didn't help that they did a complete rebuild of Windows Phone OS 3 times, making old apps incompatible and forcing the very little support of app developers to get alienated from the platform. Why would you completely rebuild your app 3 times for a super low market share product. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.today 1 point 3 months ago I used a Windows Mobile PDA (Dell Axim X50v) for years before the iPhone came out. It was great at the time. Few other things could provide video, games, music, and a web browser in your pocket at the time but WM2003 with the Opera browser and some other apps did quite well. I kept using that thing even into the Android and iPhone era. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nugscree@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago It also didn't help that they did a complete rebuild of Windows Phone OS 3 times, making old apps incompatible and forcing the very little support of app developers to get alienated from the platform. Why would you completely rebuild your app 3 times for a super low market share product. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.today 1 point 3 months ago I used a Windows Mobile PDA (Dell Axim X50v) for years before the iPhone came out. It was great at the time. Few other things could provide video, games, music, and a web browser in your pocket at the time but WM2003 with the Opera browser and some other apps did quite well. I kept using that thing even into the Android and iPhone era. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) They freaking gave up on anything quickly if they are not immediately the leader in the market. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago* Microsoft are the present day IBM, complete with supporting the present day version of the NAZIs whilst they commit their very own version of the Holocaust. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago* Microsoft are the present day IBM, complete with supporting the present day version of the NAZIs whilst they commit their very own version of the Holocaust. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hawgietonight@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago We were lucky and dodged that future enshitification bullet. permalink fedilink source parent