Micro-Fails Contents Microsoft's Operating Systems
Windows Phone
Microsoft’s A.I
Kinect
Internet Explorer Summary
- Discussing some of Microsoft's failures since the launch of the company - The problems of these products and why they failed - The outcome of these failures Microsoft's Operating Systems Windows RT Mobile operating system October 26th 2012 (Windows 8 ‘lite’)
Restricted to pre-installed software & store
Similar to IOS & Android
$900 Million Writedown! On The Flip Side
Is it worth it? Windows 8
“Where is my start menu?” October 26th 2012 What We Lost Backup and Classic games system image recovery Desktop Gadgets
Media center Windows sounds and DVD playback Messaging Market Share Gabe Newell - “Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space” Windows 8.1 August 27th 2013
Improvements: The return of the start button Snap view
Extra apps
Internet explorer
Advanced OneDrive
Windows Phone OCTOBER 2010
- Lack of apps people i.e - Microsoft had to buy out whatsapp (systems earlier the Nokia Licensing deal than 2017), citymapper, due to conflicts. SNAPCHAT! - Prone to easy screen cracking facebook messenger (8.1 - Prone to getting stuck, system) along with various being unresponsive and games. gets slower quicker - Camera quality and 7/7.1 - “Blue Death Screen” systems not having dual - Does not support flash cameras. plugin - No file manager ( You can’t view files without - Cannot save contacts the appropriate apps) straight from calls Windows vs Android & Apple
Late to the game:
- 4 years after Iphone. 3 Years after Android.
‘TAY’ was introduced by The A.I. could tell jokes, comment on pictures and reply to tweets. Microsoft in March 23rd in 2016. She was designed to personalize her interactions with users. ‘TAY’ was built in an effort to conduct research on conversational Naturally twitter users understanding. figured out that they could manipulate the A.I. responses...
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‘Tay’ went from tweeting “humans are super cool!” to “build a wall” within just a few hours. Due to microsoft failing to recognise the weirdos of the world ‘Tay’ became a racist, homophobic nazi… thanks Twitter!
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June 2010: Microsoft announces Project Natal as its annual E3 press conference.
July 2010: Microsoft gives Kinect a price and release date. November 2010: Microsoft launches Kinect. November 2010: PC World releases review on Kinect. “Is Microsoft's Kinect Racist?”
- PC World shares its first day experience with Kinect.
“No. Kinect isn't racist.”
- GadgetWise, A New York Times blog explains the situation. Sorry to “pop - Release: Xbox One requires in” internet to use, and wouldn’t unannounced work without Kinect.
- People were concerned that their information and conversations were being broadcast to compancie/agencies. - Rise & Fall: Kinect had a quick ascension, and a slow, painful decline into the coffin.
- In the future: Kinect technology will still be used. In The Beginning, There Was Internet Explorer... Internet Explorer 3.0
- Released in 1997 - Cascading Style Sheets - Java Applets - ActiveX Controls
- Microsoft specific
features Internet Explorer 4.0
- Released in late 1997 - Trident - Cross-Platform Internet Explorer 5.0
- Released in 1999 - XMLHttPRequest - Ajax Internet Explorer 6,7 & 8.
IE6:
Released 2001.
Stopped Trying.
IE7 & 8:
Too little too late.
Private browsing...
Improved CSS and tabs. “They can’t undo the damage they’ve done, but they can end the madness.” Bibliography - Microsoft Operating Systems
Windows RT: Windows 8 & 8.1:
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