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| Time: 14:38 EST/19:38 GMT | News Source: CIO | Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum | ||
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer refuses to call Windows 7 a savior for the company. But he insists that consumers using Windows 7 at home will not be amused by their offices using Windows XP — and says enterprises will hear about it. | ||
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| #1 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 2/5/2009 3:21:26 PM |
| Last time I checked, the tail does not wag the dog. The serfs, er, employees can bitch all they want but I doubt it will carry any weight when IT is deciding which way to go. From what I've seen and based on reports from friends and contacts, most companies spend as little as they absolutely can on computers, and only upgrade when they absolutely have to. No amount of employee bitching is going to change that. In a collision between a single dollar and staff morale, the dollar will win ever single time. |
| #2 By 17855 (205.167.180.132) at 2/5/2009 4:19:09 PM |
| If this was true, Apple would have more presence in the enterprise. |
| #3 By 2231 (72.5.151.4) at 2/5/2009 7:40:14 PM |
| This belongs on The Onion. |
| #4 By 8556 (12.210.39.82) at 2/5/2009 9:39:28 PM |
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Says Ballmer: "If you deploy a four or five-year old operating system today, most people will ask their boss why the heck they don't have the stuff they have at home."
Me to Boss: Boss why don't we have the same OS that I use at home? Boss: Go home. You're fired for wanting to spend too much money. Me to Former Boss: huh? |
| #5 By 204115 (67.90.82.68) at 2/5/2009 11:04:53 PM |
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So...does your workplace have mosquito's? Mine doesn't either. We got the bugs out.
That's part of the issue here...Companies know that there is a "Breaking-in" period when it comes to newer versions of OS's and software. Why be the first on the bandwagon when Productivity is on the line? And why upgrade when what you're using meets the status quo. |
| #6 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 2/6/2009 8:13:31 AM |
| In these times of global recession, where thousands are losing their jobs every day, I can just imagine marching into my bosses office and demanding they upgrade to W7. That's Microsoft's new angle now? Trying to scare IT into giving more money to Microsoft. It's pretty funny, but I wouldn't be laughing as hard if I was a shareholder. |
| #7 By 23275 (24.196.4.141) at 2/6/2009 8:44:59 AM |
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Business people really do care about what tools their people use. They do as much as they can and they recognize that today, more than ever, the best possible information systems are key. They may not be able to afford them all the time - few of us can do all we want to, but providing great experiences for employees is very important and it is one very good way to attract and keep the best people.
I deal with these issues every day with businesses of every size - small parts of really big companies and big parts of small and medium sized companies. While value is always a priority, as is budget, the majority place the most emphasis on people. Similarly, the idea that good enough is good enough is very dangerous. If we fail to aspire to ever greater things, we stagnate and in a faith based economy, such as the world has, the very thought that we need to "stay where we are" is death itself. We'll "fix this" present situation when each person and each company stops wringing their hands about it and starts making each and every small thing around them better. Instead, we're turning to governments and institutions to "fix this." How can they? They created the problem in the first place, because they are the problem. Oh no... the solution to our challenges is not to be found in going backwards or staying where we are, but in growing and pursuing excellence with a vengeance. |
| #8 By 8556 (12.208.163.37) at 2/6/2009 10:27:13 AM |
| 7: Lloyd, normally I would agree with you. But, there are too many companies that are skirting with going belly up, at this point in history, to expect them to buy a new OS for any reason other than an increase in productivity. Your company may be an exception to the ones that I have seen lose 30+ percent of their sales in an incredibly short time frame of 2 months or less. This is not a normal recession. |
| #9 By 23275 (24.196.4.141) at 2/6/2009 12:10:50 PM |
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You're right, Bobs, it is not. It's not the worst time, either. Our business has increased and is increasing. We've grown and hired new people. We're not alone. Our customers have, too.
I'd have to go on for a long while to explain why and how, but I will stress, our customers are in good shape and doing well, because they think as I do - we are not animals and we do not need shepherds (Govt.). We do need to grow and do new things each and every day - we need to be bold. We are meant to aspire and we will. |
| #10 By 143 (96.28.64.17) at 2/6/2009 6:29:52 PM |
| The people buying it is new computer buyers or suckers like us. |
| #11 By 54556 (67.131.75.3) at 2/6/2009 8:12:43 PM |
| What a wonderfull business sector, to be totally isolated from consumer confidence fallout and the instability of external investments... |
| #12 By 23275 (24.196.4.141) at 2/7/2009 2:20:59 PM |
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Hey notme, yes, it is.
Obviously, I have some pretty strong opinions about this. We didn't fall into this, you know - we worked our backsides off for it. I mean, we study this industry in great detail and could see where so much was broken and breaking and we "LISTEN" to what people need and want from information systems. We grew and grow very slowly - never taking out of ourselves or our customers, but putting it all back in. That not only keeps balance sheets healthy, it keeps customers happy and moving forward. We kept to one basic premise: be THE ONE thing customers can count on at all times. That takes being so solid and so available and so willing to do the right thing, that there is never any question in a customer's mind that when they call, you'll not only answer, but the answers you provide are the right ones. Not just in down economic times, but all times, the formula works. Similarly, one has to be as careful about picking their customer base as one hopes they are about picking you - never work for someone you won't break bread with. Build recurring revenue by delivering value - less new business to hunt each month and for that recurring revenue, always deliver more value than the other guys possibly could. Yes, you will have to work hard, but no, you'll never walk around worried. |
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