Changing the world
I was talking to someone yesterday about the differences between a startup and Microsoft. After accepting the lack of agility that comes with being in a 70,000 people company, I said something like "The good thing about Microsoft is....when you ship something like Windows, you *know* that it is going to impact hundreds of millions of people".
I was reminded of that when I read Larry Osterman's post on the Windows Vista ship gift.
Truer words have never been spoken. Here's to the Windows team. In a world where the phrase is over-used, you guys truly have changed the world.
Rock on.
I was reminded of that when I read Larry Osterman's post on the Windows Vista ship gift.
"...We build software line by line, idea by idea, side by side. Our software is an expression of ourselves, our best moments, our toughest challenges, our greatest hopes. So it's a strange and beautiful day when this handcrafted product leaves our labs and appears on millions of computers around the globe. Remember this day. You have changed the world."
Truer words have never been spoken. Here's to the Windows team. In a world where the phrase is over-used, you guys truly have changed the world.
Rock on.
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May be I do not get this wisdom, but is this something similar to "enthusiasm for the end rather than the means"?
I'm a huge fan of Microsoft and you particularly, so don't get me wrong.
But don't you wish you could say:
"The good thing about Microsoft is....when you ship something like Windows, you *know* that it is going to impact hundreds of millions of people IN A POSITIVE WAY"
Because Windows Vista and Office 2007 are truly affecting hundreds of millions of people, but most of my non-geek friends/relatives are truly frustrated with these new releases, because they need to change, to adapt their way of working to the new interface, to the ribbon. I'm a nerd, I love when programs change the way Office changed - they make me work faster, harder, scooter :)
But most people really hate when things change - why are these icons so big? Why can't I customize the ribbon? And where the f*ck is *insert_some_commonly_used_feature_here*?
It must be really exciting to be part of such a great and influential company such as Microsoft. Just remember that when you are so powerful, even the slightest mistake might "hurt" hundreds of millions of people.
With best regards, Jordan@Biserkov.com
But don't you wish you could say:
"The good thing about Microsoft is....when you ship something like Windows, you *know* that it is going to impact hundreds of millions of people IN A POSITIVE WAY"
Because Windows Vista and Office 2007 are truly affecting hundreds of millions of people, but most of my non-geek friends/relatives are truly frustrated with these new releases, because they need to change, to adapt their way of working to the new interface, to the ribbon. I'm a nerd, I love when programs change the way Office changed - they make me work faster, harder, scooter :)
But most people really hate when things change - why are these icons so big? Why can't I customize the ribbon? And where the f*ck is *insert_some_commonly_used_feature_here*?
It must be really exciting to be part of such a great and influential company such as Microsoft. Just remember that when you are so powerful, even the slightest mistake might "hurt" hundreds of millions of people.
With best regards, Jordan@Biserkov.com
the differences between a startup and Microsoft.
And how is it that you do not change the world working at a startup? I have a friend who worked at a little startup in the Bay Area around 6 years back... It's called Google and I think they changed the world a little bit!
And how is it that you do not change the world working at a startup? I have a friend who worked at a little startup in the Bay Area around 6 years back... It's called Google and I think they changed the world a little bit!
Most of the times the word
"Change" causes a strange distress... People dont like someone else changing their life it looks to them as if someone is manipulating. I like the imagine cup themes which always rovolve around "Making the world a BETTER place"..
When Microsoft says they are changing the world they dont mean they are manipulating. They mean to say thay have got better than ever and have a better product than the one u earlier loved. But they actually offer you a choice for that ..
Currently when they have launched Windows Vista ... Support for home edition would be till 2008 and XP prof would be beyond 2011.
They have given the user a choice not a forced option ..
"Change" causes a strange distress... People dont like someone else changing their life it looks to them as if someone is manipulating. I like the imagine cup themes which always rovolve around "Making the world a BETTER place"..
When Microsoft says they are changing the world they dont mean they are manipulating. They mean to say thay have got better than ever and have a better product than the one u earlier loved. But they actually offer you a choice for that ..
Currently when they have launched Windows Vista ... Support for home edition would be till 2008 and XP prof would be beyond 2011.
They have given the user a choice not a forced option ..
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: 12:28 PM, February 15, 2007
: 12:28 PM, February 15, 2007
@umesh - Yup, there's no denying that Google has changed the world. My point was that - for every Google, there are a 1000 startups that join the deadpool. The difference at Microsoft is that you *know* beforehand that you'll ship to millions of people. Something that Sergey or Larry couldn't have known :)
@bughunt - You should really read Jensen Harris' blog. :)
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@bughunt - You should really read Jensen Harris' blog. :)
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