Comments on: Microsoft, you’re on notice http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/ The former home of Simon's blog on news, politics and e-government. Now at puffbox.com. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:28:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: becs http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1273 becs Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:38:56 +0000 http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1273 I do like IE7 but I resent the fact I cannot customise the toolbars as much as I want. I don't want to just delete buttons, I want to move them around. Refresh and Home in my opinion are in the wrong place and it bugs me. I do like IE7 but I resent the fact I cannot customise the toolbars as much as I want. I don’t want to just delete buttons, I want to move them around. Refresh and Home in my opinion are in the wrong place and it bugs me.

]]> By: Stuart Bruce, BMA PR http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1268 Stuart Bruce, BMA PR Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:06:58 +0000 http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1268 Blimey Simon, I go away for the weekend and you send a surge of traffic my way. I have to say that I'm amazed that I have "swallowed the Microsoft pill", but it happened by degree without me realising it. I just gravitated towards my favourite programs and suddenly realised that Microsoft had taken over. However, I share your thoughts about the MDA Pro - can't decide if I love it or hate it. I'd love it if it was a bit faster and didn't need resetting so often (although at least you don't lose data). I was a Firefox user (and still am for some stuff) but in terms of sheer usability IE7 beats it by a long margin. Extensions might be great for us geeks, but for the vast majority of people it's just too damned hard to switch for very little benefit. For most users the two main benefits of Firefox were tabs and feeds. IE7 does both better - a lot better. Blimey Simon, I go away for the weekend and you send a surge of traffic my way. I have to say that I’m amazed that I have “swallowed the Microsoft pill”, but it happened by degree without me realising it. I just gravitated towards my favourite programs and suddenly realised that Microsoft had taken over.

However, I share your thoughts about the MDA Pro – can’t decide if I love it or hate it. I’d love it if it was a bit faster and didn’t need resetting so often (although at least you don’t lose data).

I was a Firefox user (and still am for some stuff) but in terms of sheer usability IE7 beats it by a long margin. Extensions might be great for us geeks, but for the vast majority of people it’s just too damned hard to switch for very little benefit. For most users the two main benefits of Firefox were tabs and feeds. IE7 does both better – a lot better.

]]> By: pakcar http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1259 pakcar Mon, 09 Oct 2006 08:25:54 +0000 http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1259 Nice topic have been chosen by you. I agreed with you with some concerns. But It's a nice topic. Keep it up. Nice topic have been chosen by you. I agreed with you with some concerns. But It’s a nice topic. Keep it up.

]]> By: becs http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1254 becs Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:26:04 +0000 http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1254 Well I might as well put my 1 penny worth in seeing as you made the front page :) I have always been a fan of Microsoft operating systems. I have tried Linux on and off, and had a slight scratch at trying Mac Os, but I have always gone back to MS because it does what I need it to do. I also find myself being drawn to newer MS products like Windows Live Writer. Some things I think they do really well. However I am not ever going to be suckered in to buy their more expensive products. I will take the freebies and a main OS, but there is no way I would fork out want they want for Office when there are other cheaper solutions about, and like you say Open Office is free. Well I might as well put my 1 penny worth in seeing as you made the front page :)

I have always been a fan of Microsoft operating systems. I have tried Linux on and off, and had a slight scratch at trying Mac Os, but I have always gone back to MS because it does what I need it to do. I also find myself being drawn to newer MS products like Windows Live Writer. Some things I think they do really well. However I am not ever going to be suckered in to buy their more expensive products. I will take the freebies and a main OS, but there is no way I would fork out want they want for Office when there are other cheaper solutions about, and like you say Open Office is free.

]]> By: DB http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1253 DB Sun, 08 Oct 2006 19:06:05 +0000 http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1253 How did the word 'zealot' enter this discussion? Just because a macsurfer.com linked to your blog? Macsurfer doesn't even offer any commentary on the sites they link to. It's not like you were linked and criticised on macdailynews. I hope you will soon join the Mac ranks so you can experience what it's like to surf the web only to be called a 'zealot' and a 'fanatic' several times a day for no other reason than that you click on Mac-related links. Anyway I love the way you've designed your blog -- very simple and clear-eyed approach. Nice. Good luck. How did the word ‘zealot’ enter this discussion? Just because a macsurfer.com linked to your blog? Macsurfer doesn’t even offer any commentary on the sites they link to. It’s not like you were linked and criticised on macdailynews. I hope you will soon join the Mac ranks so you can experience what it’s like to surf the web only to be called a ‘zealot’ and a ‘fanatic’ several times a day for no other reason than that you click on Mac-related links.

Anyway I love the way you’ve designed your blog — very simple and clear-eyed approach. Nice. Good luck.

]]> By: SimonD http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1251 SimonD Sun, 08 Oct 2006 16:30:13 +0000 http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1251 Er, I never expected this to be one of Wordpress.com's pages of the day. Greetings to the hundreds of new visitors... Quick answer re the choice of Wordpress: because, quite simply, it's the best. All the functionality you could ever want, as long as you're prepared to sacrifice the 100% design flexibility. (And anyway, who really needs 100% design flexibility?) The ability to have non-chronological 'pages' is an excellent addition, as are the countless out-of-the-box RSS feeds. I keep finding new reasons to love it... and it could become the heart of a business I may be starting. Don't tell anyone. Er, I never expected this to be one of WordPress.com’s pages of the day. Greetings to the hundreds of new visitors…

Quick answer re the choice of WordPress: because, quite simply, it’s the best. All the functionality you could ever want, as long as you’re prepared to sacrifice the 100% design flexibility. (And anyway, who really needs 100% design flexibility?) The ability to have non-chronological ‘pages’ is an excellent addition, as are the countless out-of-the-box RSS feeds. I keep finding new reasons to love it… and it could become the heart of a business I may be starting. Don’t tell anyone.

]]> By: Qwerty Maniac http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1250 Qwerty Maniac Sun, 08 Oct 2006 15:10:44 +0000 http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1250 ^^ One obvious reason - Neatness. :D ^^
One obvious reason – Neatness. :D

]]> By: thekasims http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1249 thekasims Sun, 08 Oct 2006 14:50:36 +0000 http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1249 Just to follow up on that last question. Blogspot or Wordpress? Simon why'd you go with Wordpress?? Just to follow up on that last question. Blogspot or WordPress?

Simon why’d you go with WordPress??

]]> By: unoalgiorno http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1247 unoalgiorno Sun, 08 Oct 2006 11:42:06 +0000 http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1247 You said: "I am the Yang to his Ying" This is absolute poetry. My congrats to your artistic vein. Cheers, You said:
“I am the Yang to his Ying”

This is absolute poetry. My congrats to your artistic vein.

Cheers,

]]> By: spiritfatherson http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1246 spiritfatherson Sun, 08 Oct 2006 07:59:14 +0000 http://simondickson.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/microsoft-youre-on-notice/#comment-1246 hey dude, yours was the first i read, why'd you choose wordpress? is it a software thing? sorry in advance if this question seems obtuse, but i'm kinda new round here ;-) sf hey dude, yours was the first i read, why’d you choose wordpress? is it a software thing?

sorry in advance if this question seems obtuse, but i’m kinda new round here
;-)

sf

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