Five Places Microsoft Gets It So Wrong
November 26, 2008 – 7:58 am1. Windows For years Windows has been buggy, slow, clunky, unrefined, and rather disappointing when compared to smooth, refined operating systems with stable foundations like Linux and Mac OS X. Bottom line, Windows needs to be rewritten. It may seem impossible, but unless it’s done the OS will never be a contender in user experience. The problem with Windows is that it grew too rapidly, and now Microsoft is stuck in a pile of quicksand as they need to adapt to every PC vendor and their subsequent hardware. The Solution: Microsoft needs to setup a support system for every version of Windows that has been released thus far. This way no backlash will be felt throughout the industry as Microsoft transitions away from the boggy, clunky registry that Windows currently relies on. Next, allocate resources and form an elite braintrust to spearhead the development of the new Windows. And start naming the ...