Microsoft’s BFD

Posted on November 26, 2007
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Hey, it’s their description of the offer.

I am disappointed that we’re almost 2 years from the date that Apple first started shipping Intel chips in their computers and Microsoft has yet to come out with a universal binary version of Office; opting instead to roll the Intel compatible version with a big feature upgrade. How ironic is it that Microsoft is pretty much the last holdout among major Mac app publishers to have an Intel version? I still can’t reliably open OpenDocument file formats that are created by my yet-to-convert-to-Mac brethen, and that converter they made available doesn’t even support Excel OpenDoc format.

More to the point, given the slow performance that comes with running Office 2004 for the Mac, I think it’s reasonable to suggest that Microsoft should give away the upgrade to compensate the faithful for putting up with the hassle and not converting to something like NeoOffice.

Memo to Microsoft:

Speaking for a large percentage of your customer base, I am sick and tired of your big upgrades and 4 year long product cycles (5 in the case of Vista). Give up the “shock and awe” strategy and follow Apple’s lead of rolling out incremental but significant upgrades every 18 months, peppered with frequent online upgrades that do more than fix bugs.

I feel the romance has left our relationship and you just don’t try anymore. We’ve been together for a long time and it shows, the spark is gone. I’ve been doing all the work in this relationship and that has to change. It’s time for you to start going to the gym and shed a few pounds, get a makeover and a new wardrobe, and learn how to dazzle me like you used to. I am telling you this because I care, I know it’s not easy to hear but it’s for your own good.

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