Joe Wilcox
Joe Wilcox
emulation run
Emulation is slower, sometimes much slower, than applications that run natively.
betting browser clearly drive folks opera pay people popularity reached revenue threshold volume
The Opera folks are betting their browser has reached a threshold of popularity where they can unshackle it from the fees. This clearly is a volume play that could pay off if enough people use the browser. Opera would be able to drive revenue through affiliate relationships, for example.
catalyst confirmed folks free offer opera response strategy thinking
The response to Opera's free offer was probably a catalyst in this position. It may have confirmed a strategy that the Opera folks were already thinking about.
attachment car emotional office operating people system
There's a different emotional attachment to Office than to Windows. The operating system is like the road, but Office is the car you drive. People have emotional attachments to their cars.
microsoft needed question
There's no question that Microsoft needed to do something.
basic boring operating pc sound sounds system
They don't just want it to look good, they want it to sound good, too. Why have the boring PC 'beep' when even the basic sounds of the operating system can be an experience?
chance people secret
The more people who know about it, the more chance there is of the secret getting out.
certain funky next people phase remind sure system wakes
This is phase 2. Phase 1 was withholding certain things, such as downloads. But that wasn't going to make sure that people get legal, so they went on to the next phase. Now Microsoft's going to remind them at boot, when the system wakes from sleep, that there's something funky about their Windows.
direction expected
It's not something I expected from AOL, but it's the right direction at the right time.
lots talk
There will be lots of new stuff, which I can't talk about right now.
changes delay directly regardless related windows works
There were too many changes for them all to be directly related to the Windows Vista delay. I think these changes were in the works regardless of what happened.
control hype microsoft web
There's a lot of hype right now about Web 2.0. This is a way for Microsoft to take control of the noise.
holiday launching optimal sales version windows
It's not the optimal situation, to be launching the next-generation version of Windows right after the big holiday sales season.
afraid bought interested mac might people
It's the psychological barrier. There are people who might be interested in a Mac who wouldn't have bought one because they're afraid they might need Windows.