If I didn't know better, I'd interpret MS's actions as trying to drive desktop computer users to Mac and Linux; kind of like their redesign of Office (ribbon) driving people to Google Apps.
MS doesn't seem to be "protecting" it's market share anymore; it seems to want be seen as an innovator, rather than make its current users happy (which seems a very odd philosophy for a company with 90% market share).
The only way I can understand this is to believe that MS is consciously "ignoring" internal usability data in order to push forward an innovation agenda.
MS doesn't seem to be "protecting" it's market share anymore; it seems to want be seen as an innovator, rather than make its current users happy (which seems a very odd philosophy for a company with 90% market share).
The only way I can understand this is to believe that MS is consciously "ignoring" internal usability data in order to push forward an innovation agenda.