Comments on: Five Microsoft “digital lifestyle” flops, and why they failed http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/ Tracking the digital lifestyle Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:39:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Wasatch Software http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1600 Wasatch Software Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:34:14 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1600 Great article! Windows Home Server and Microsoft Surface look they are incredible products, but will Microsoft stick it out or ditch these like they did all of the products on your list... Great article! Windows Home Server and Microsoft Surface look they are incredible products, but will Microsoft stick it out or ditch these like they did all of the products on your list…

]]> By: James http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1312 James Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:55:29 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1312 There is absolutely new about Microsoft Surface! Its already been done by several other companies. The only thing Microsoft did was to run these old technologies on Vista. Surface doesn't even have a touch screen, it uses cameras, how 90's. Nowhere near the iPhone. There is absolutely new about Microsoft Surface! Its already been done by several other companies. The only thing Microsoft did was to run these old technologies on Vista. Surface doesn’t even have a touch screen, it uses cameras, how 90’s. Nowhere near the iPhone.

]]> By: Steve Savage http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1299 Steve Savage Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:07:31 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1299 The technologies aren't duds, but Microsoft's association with them is the kiss of death to be sure. Microsoft's latest flop will be the computerized table. The interface seems cool at first, but like most Microsoft products, its a solution in search of a problem. The technologies aren’t duds, but Microsoft’s association with them is the kiss of death to be sure.
Microsoft’s latest flop will be the computerized table. The interface seems cool at first, but like most Microsoft products, its a solution in search of a problem.

]]> By: Mack D. Male http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1275 Mack D. Male Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:47:54 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1275 @carldec: No, I don't think it is directly related to Windows Automotive. It's actually not just Microsoft, but a joint venture between McLaren (who have been supplying ECUs for years) and Microsoft. I think Microsoft's role is more to ensure the devices work well with backend infrastructure for analysis. See: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/dec06/12-11FIAPR.mspx I didn't mention Bob for precisely that reason - everyone mentions Bob! And the article was focused more on hardware and systems than software. @carldec: No, I don’t think it is directly related to Windows Automotive. It’s actually not just Microsoft, but a joint venture between McLaren (who have been supplying ECUs for years) and Microsoft. I think Microsoft’s role is more to ensure the devices work well with backend infrastructure for analysis.

See: http://www.microsoft.com/press.....FIAPR.mspx

I didn’t mention Bob for precisely that reason – everyone mentions Bob! And the article was focused more on hardware and systems than software.

]]> By: carldec http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1273 carldec Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:49:19 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1273 the FIA has announced that all the Forumula One Cars electronic control units starting next year will be Microsoft products. Does anyone know if this is in any way related to <a href="http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Releases/FIA_Sport/2006/July/050706-01.html" rel="nofollow">the Windows Automotive stuff</a>? also.. I cant believe you didnt mention Bob... the most horrible "lifestyle" UI ever. the FIA has announced that all the Forumula One Cars electronic control units starting next year will be Microsoft products. Does anyone know if this is in any way related to the Windows Automotive stuff?

also.. I cant believe you didnt mention Bob… the most horrible “lifestyle” UI ever.

]]> By: James http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1230 James Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:29:32 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1230 I'm sorry, I guess it's a Vista flop... they can't even get their core business right... Windows Vista unreadiness revealed July, 26, 2007 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/26/windows_vista_drivers/ 'Turner joined other senior executives at Microsoft's annual financial analyst summit to paint a future of Windows running on multiple devices and even inside table tops, with the recently unveiled surface computing - which runs on Windows Vista... Getting a first-hand taste of what's coming down the road from Microsoft, chairman Bill Gates was forced to ad lib during his conference demo, as the surface computing setup failed to work on the first attempt. "It's turned on... maybe we'll come back to that. It's more exciting when it does something - which right now it's not," Gates said to a ripple of analyst laugher.' I’m sorry, I guess it’s a Vista flop… they can’t even get their core business right…

Windows Vista unreadiness revealed
July, 26, 2007
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2.....a_drivers/

‘Turner joined other senior executives at Microsoft’s annual financial analyst summit to paint a future of Windows running on multiple devices and even inside table tops, with the recently unveiled surface computing – which runs on Windows Vista…

Getting a first-hand taste of what’s coming down the road from Microsoft, chairman Bill Gates was forced to ad lib during his conference demo, as the surface computing setup failed to work on the first attempt. “It’s turned on… maybe we’ll come back to that. It’s more exciting when it does something – which right now it’s not,” Gates said to a ripple of analyst laugher.’

]]> By: James http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1227 James Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:07:19 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1227 "The next flop will be Microsoft Surface." @ Ledd You're right... flopping right along... Microsoft Meeting: Will Another Demo End Up On YouTube? July, 26, 2007 http://www.cnbc.com/id/19980908 ‘You’d think after a year, and so many YouTube views, that any new product demo this time around would be bullet-proof, particularly one involving Bill Gates himself. But this morning we got a kind of digital deja vu dispatch from senior executive at an investment firm who says this year’s tech demo was equally disastrous. Says our source who was on hand for this: “Gates’ first demo on that ‘table’ Surface display (the one Microsoft made a big deal about) didn’t work.” (Remember this product, unveiled earlier this year? The coffee-table sized computer that, um, acts as a coffee table?) “Supposed to be a ‘touch screen’ control but Gates touched it and tried to move things on the screen; nothing moved, it was frozen.” Gates’ quote, according to our tipster: “It’s a lot more fun when they work.” He added: “Gates looked kinda embarrassed, but he’s still talking and things going fine now.” “He later got it fixed,” our tipster writes, “but it took two tech guys 7 to 8 minutes to fix it.” It gets worse. The same analyst says the crowd can’t connect into Microsoft’s own network to view slides on their laptops during the executive presentations: “IT guys running around like crazy here trying to get things fixed…”' “The next flop will be Microsoft Surface.” @ Ledd

You’re right… flopping right along…

Microsoft Meeting: Will Another Demo End Up On YouTube?
July, 26, 2007
http://www.cnbc.com/id/19980908
‘You’d think after a year, and so many YouTube views, that any new product demo this time around would be bullet-proof, particularly one involving Bill Gates himself. But this morning we got a kind of digital deja vu dispatch from senior executive at an investment firm who says this year’s tech demo was equally disastrous. Says our source who was on hand for this: “Gates’ first demo on that ‘table’ Surface display (the one Microsoft made a big deal about) didn’t work.” (Remember this product, unveiled earlier this year? The coffee-table sized computer that, um, acts as a coffee table?) “Supposed to be a ‘touch screen’ control but Gates touched it and tried to move things on the screen; nothing moved, it was frozen.” Gates’ quote, according to our tipster: “It’s a lot more fun when they work.” He added: “Gates looked kinda embarrassed, but he’s still talking and things going fine now.”

“He later got it fixed,” our tipster writes, “but it took two tech guys 7 to 8 minutes to fix it.”
It gets worse. The same analyst says the crowd can’t connect into Microsoft’s own network to view slides on their laptops during the executive presentations: “IT guys running around like crazy here trying to get things fixed…”’

]]> By: Doug http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1216 Doug Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:39:02 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1216 You forgot Microsoft Phone, and Microsoft UltimateTV! UltimateTV got a lot of commercial time on prime time networks, competing with TiVo in its early days. And then they pulled the plug... You forgot Microsoft Phone, and Microsoft UltimateTV! UltimateTV got a lot of commercial time on prime time networks, competing with TiVo in its early days. And then they pulled the plug…

]]> By: Ledd http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1213 Ledd Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:39:00 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1213 The next flop will be Microsoft Surface. The next flop will be Microsoft Surface.

]]> By: Brian http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1195 Brian Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:41:43 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1195 MS home does exist in Bill Gates' house. MS home does exist in Bill Gates’ house.

]]> By: Pete Wailes http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1191 Pete Wailes Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:14:10 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1191 Microsoft Home won't be viable until Surface is available to the consumer. Then it'll be a presentable option to the new home builder. Microsoft Home won’t be viable until Surface is available to the consumer. Then it’ll be a presentable option to the new home builder.

]]> By: James http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1190 James Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:52:45 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/five-microsoft-digital-lifestyle-flops-and-why-they-failed/#comment-1190 1) Get underwear 2) ??!?? 3) Profit Microsoft is like a blind man shooting in the dark. Other than profits from their Windows monopoly, they are failing on all fronts. Why does anyone believe their promises anymore? Microsoft did a bang up job on these too... <a href="http://www.last100.com/2007/07/11/microsoft-on-your-telly-a-history-of-the-companys-internet-tv-strategy/" rel="nofollow">Microsoft on your telly: a history of the company’s Internet TV strategy</a> 1) Get underwear
2) ??!??
3) Profit

Microsoft is like a blind man shooting in the dark. Other than profits from their Windows monopoly, they are failing on all fronts. Why does anyone believe their promises anymore?

Microsoft did a bang up job on these too…

Microsoft on your telly: a history of the company’s Internet TV strategy

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