Cloud computing
Every dollar you spend on software from Microsoft
Every dollar you spend on software from Microsoft, you spend $6 trying to get it to do anything. Microsoft’s Ron Markezich, interviewed on the day Office 365 Hits Public Beta
Microsoft
Usability
Clutter and confusion are not attributes of information
Clutter and confusion are not attributes of information, they are failures of design. Edward Tufte, on Windows Phone 7 Series (WP7S)
In the real world, the devil is in the details
In the real world, the devil is in the details. In cyberspace, it’s in the defaults John Naugton, With Buzz, Google takes another giant step towards turning into Microsoft
Design
The end result of all this is what finally shipped
The end result of all this is what finally shipped: the lowest common denominator, the simplest and least controversial option. Ex-Microsoft Developer Moishe Lettvin, The Windows Shutdown crapfest
Microsoft
The users simply couldn’t find them
Nine out of ten of the new possibilities people would like to have in the new edition of Office, were already part of the current one. The users simply couldn’t find them. Microsoft Office marketing manager Paul Coleman.