Ok. So I went to TechDays 2008 in Lisbon.Nice and all. Nice reception, average lunch, but kind of crappy on what concerns the actual reason to go there.I went to 3 presentations:
- System Center Remote Operations Manager 2007
- MS Exchange 2007’s Service Pack 1 features.
- Modelling and Composing Software for today and the future.
The first one was ok I guess. Nice explaining and all, but the software was just not user friendly. Typical Microsoft MMC based application, with dozens of tiny small items all over the screen, menus and sub menus. Nothing is clear and easy to use. All in all the only advantage I saw was the fact that it doesn’t need VPN connections in order to monitor a clients system. Other than that it seems Microsoft is trying to play catch up with all the other different software makers, only that they should be the ones leading software development in the world. Besides the OS’ there’s nothing great about Microsoft nowadays except maybe for the XBOX 360.
On the second presentation about the SP1 for Exchange 2007, things were worse. The lady giving the presentation was supposedly one of the top Exchange 2007 experts at Microsoft. Well, her presentation sure didn’t impress anyone. The Demos didn’t work, she kept losing herself in her speech, and people were rather confused by the time they ended it. Round of questions and everyone had one… obviously. As I saw her effort to answer the questions, I realized she was nervous, or maybe she wasn’t as good as they had put it.
As for the 3rd presentation, it sure was the most professionally presented, but the topic of discussion, “Modelling and Composing Software for today and the future”, wasn’t so apparent. The german presenters were very professional, but I was hoping the discussion would be less focused on technical aspects, but hey, maybe it was just me and the other guys leaving halfway through the presentation.
Anyway, this was a clear proof that Microsoft is way behind their game right now. They’ve lost all the WOW factor for the past years and it’s no surprise people are turning to Mac OSX and Linux as their saviors.
Computers are supposed to be a tool for a greater good, but users are tired of blue screens of death, viruses, complicated to use Operating Systems and constantly solving problems, instead of enjyoing that experience.
It’s sad but hey… at least they made me get a Mac!! Thanks Microsoft.
If I had to end this with a personal note would be: Get a Mac. You’ll love it, won’t get enough of it, and actually start doing something useful and productive.
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