Saturday, July 05, 2008

Windows and flexibility

Did you know that windows live hotmail does not work with firefox 3 . It forces you to use the classic version! Apparently firefox claims that people over at hotmails side are aware and are working on the problem. I wonder what other microsoft products don't work on firefox.

The whole rating thing for music and photos in windows live does not work with any other third party software. i.e. rating for songs given using explorer options are not compatible with winamp, or itunes. Is windows trying to traverse the apple path of fierce self propagation and protectionism? As in, are they trying to force users to use windows media player? IF they are, then that will be bad for them, its too late for one, and Apple is better at it.

MS Windows should try to stick to its ability to offer flexibility and be done with it! The flexibility that windows offers is their major strong point, in fact it is their market edge.

Software companies are really trying to carve and forcefully retain their own consumer base nowadays. It leaves us users feeling powerless and extremly annoyed!

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