Best on Windows - Should Satya Nadella provide a candid update on the "Best on Windows" strategy?
Can we still expect a best on Windows Microsoft experience
Should Satya Nadella provide a candid update to the strategy?"
On January 21. 2015 Satya Nadella promised a "Best on Windows" Microsoft experience. Though there has been progress toward this goal in the year since the launch of Windows 10 we are yet to attain that goal. We are waiting as Microsoft populates other platforms with Microsoft apps and we see other developers never supporting or leaving the platform. Mobile market share has dipped to 1% in an expected decline since the firm's mobile retrenchment. Still, 1% for a critical component of the UWP is not encouraging.
So, as Microsoft invests in other platforms amidst these challenges do fans feel that Nadella should provide sort of a "State of the the Ecosystem" address directly referencing the status, progress and challenges to the Best on Windows strategy?
Let's discuss this here and on Twitter:
#BestOnWindows @JLTechWord @SatyaNadella
Can we still expect a "best on Windows" Microsoft experience? | Windows Central
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One weakness that seems to have plagued Microsoft for many years is poor communication. This is not only true of my perception of their marketing in comparison to that of Apple and Samsung. I think it is also true in how they communicate or fail to communicate to their current and potential fans.
I've heard the concerns of Microsoft's core supports and share some of them myself. Some of these can be addressed by providing information that someone less plugged into the pulse of the industry may have missed. Other concerns are best or only addressed satisfactorily by Microsoft. Would Nadella candidly meeting users where they are, with a direct address to the status and challenges of the "best on Windows" strategy, be helpful?
Is there a middle ground that can be bridged for fans who have championed the platform amid plunging market share, app exoduses and a deluge of negative press that has declared the death of their beloved platform? Admittedly, as they have waited for the manifestation of the "best on Windows" experience, encouraging progress has been made toward ambitious goals such as Nadella's 2014 vision of an all-encompassing cloud-based platform:
Moreover many mobile consumers who enjoy Microsoft apps on iOS and Android are woefully unaware that "best on Windows" is even a goal.
We are perhaps at a critical junction in Microsoft's history where their unprecedented ambition and goals, unique challenges and obvious progress requires something equally unprecedented, ambitious and unique. Perhaps a "State of the Ecosystem" address that speaks directly to the "best on Windows goals," challenges and progress is in order. Can Microsoft meet current and potential fans in the middle with a bold, candid and clear message?
I wonder if Satya Nadella, outside of the context of a scheduled conference or keynote speech, is open to such a unique, and in my opinion, needful address. Given the ecosystem's perception problem, I sincerely hope that he is.
What are you thoughts? Let's discuss it here and on Twitter:
@JLTechWord #BestOnWindows @SatyaNadella
Can we still expect a "best on Windows" Microsoft experience? | Windows Central
Can we still expect a best on Windows Microsoft experience
Should Satya Nadella provide a candid update to the strategy?"
On January 21. 2015 Satya Nadella promised a "Best on Windows" Microsoft experience. Though there has been progress toward this goal in the year since the launch of Windows 10 we are yet to attain that goal. We are waiting as Microsoft populates other platforms with Microsoft apps and we see other developers never supporting or leaving the platform. Mobile market share has dipped to 1% in an expected decline since the firm's mobile retrenchment. Still, 1% for a critical component of the UWP is not encouraging.
So, as Microsoft invests in other platforms amidst these challenges do fans feel that Nadella should provide sort of a "State of the the Ecosystem" address directly referencing the status, progress and challenges to the Best on Windows strategy?
Let's discuss this here and on Twitter:
#BestOnWindows @JLTechWord @SatyaNadella
Can we still expect a "best on Windows" Microsoft experience? | Windows Central
Further Context Below.
One weakness that seems to have plagued Microsoft for many years is poor communication. This is not only true of my perception of their marketing in comparison to that of Apple and Samsung. I think it is also true in how they communicate or fail to communicate to their current and potential fans.
I've heard the concerns of Microsoft's core supports and share some of them myself. Some of these can be addressed by providing information that someone less plugged into the pulse of the industry may have missed. Other concerns are best or only addressed satisfactorily by Microsoft. Would Nadella candidly meeting users where they are, with a direct address to the status and challenges of the "best on Windows" strategy, be helpful?
Is there a middle ground that can be bridged for fans who have championed the platform amid plunging market share, app exoduses and a deluge of negative press that has declared the death of their beloved platform? Admittedly, as they have waited for the manifestation of the "best on Windows" experience, encouraging progress has been made toward ambitious goals such as Nadella's 2014 vision of an all-encompassing cloud-based platform:
Microsoft has a unique ability to harmonize the world's devices, apps, docs, data and social networks in digital work and life experiences so that people are at the center and are empowered to do more and achieve more with what is becoming an increasingly scarce commodity ? time!
Though by no means complete, Microsoft's platform approach strategy has seen celebrated success in the cloud and its cross-platform endeavors. That said, I am confident that Microsoft is forging forward with a "best on Windows" strategy. I understand as many fans do, the complexity and challenges involved in the process.
The platform, though obviously moving forward has a perception problem.
Still, Windows phone is losing support from fans. Developer support of the UWP is underwhelming. The goal for one billion Windows 10 installs has been pushed out to some undetermined point. Apps are leaving the platform seemingly as fast as they roll in. And many users perceive that Microsoft has a greater interest in rival platforms than their own. The platform, though obviously moving forward in many respects, has a perception problem.
Moreover many mobile consumers who enjoy Microsoft apps on iOS and Android are woefully unaware that "best on Windows" is even a goal.
We are perhaps at a critical junction in Microsoft's history where their unprecedented ambition and goals, unique challenges and obvious progress requires something equally unprecedented, ambitious and unique. Perhaps a "State of the Ecosystem" address that speaks directly to the "best on Windows goals," challenges and progress is in order. Can Microsoft meet current and potential fans in the middle with a bold, candid and clear message?
Microsoft cannot continue "communication" as usual.
The UWP, Microsoft's cross-platform pursuits and the best on Windows experience require a cohesive message to retain the industry's confidence as Microsoft's unique strategy endures unique and growing challenges. That confidence, though present for some OEMs, fans and developers, is waning for others. Redmond, in my opinion, cannot continue "communication" as usual.
I wonder if Satya Nadella, outside of the context of a scheduled conference or keynote speech, is open to such a unique, and in my opinion, needful address. Given the ecosystem's perception problem, I sincerely hope that he is.
What are you thoughts? Let's discuss it here and on Twitter:
@JLTechWord #BestOnWindows @SatyaNadella
Can we still expect a "best on Windows" Microsoft experience? | Windows Central
and it really isn't a bad idea. MS needs to make grounds in the mobile division (to the OP; sorry that I'm bringing it back to mobile lol) so they need to convince people that our side offers sth exclusive, but this hasn't been the case so far.
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