New Business Computers
Business computing is not evolving as fast as the technology of PCs.
Take Joe Clerical for instance. An evaluation of his PC usage shows that he spends 10-15 minutes per day on company related e-mail. He works with an Access based program (front end for an SQL database) for 4.75 hours and he is allowed to surf the Internet on his breaks (2 x 15 min.) and lunch half-hour.
Were it not for the advances Microsoft has made with Active Directory and Domain management Joe might still be using Windows NT on a Pentium I. It is very difficult from a business perspective to reconcile buying Joe a new PC complete with OS and a new Office suite when his job requirements have not changed in the past four plus years.
Perhaps Microsoft should take a long hard look at their B-to-B model. By forcing upgrades they are pushing business folks to the very edge of their patience. This could be particularly dangerous when the competition, albeit immature and scattered, cost so very little by comparison.
Perhaps Microsoft should take a long hard look at their B-to-B model. By forcing upgrades they are pushing business folks to the very edge of their patience.
ReplyDeleteI tend to agree with you here but one can't place all the blame on software companies as the hardware companies as well share in the blame for the constant upgrades as shareholders are all expecting increasing shares of the pie
Agreed - I made a rare visit to my windows messenger account recently only to be informed that I could not access it until I had downloaded the latest upgrade (replete with all sorts of cookies I don't doubt) before proceeding. Yahoo were quite happy for me to look at their latest update, hate it and return to the older version. Dictating to your customers is a dangerous thing.
ReplyDelete(incidentally no Kentuckian need be afraid of Hugh)