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Microsoft and Whatsapp: one step forward, and one step back.

On one hand, I see Microsoft trying to reinvent itself with Surface Pro 3 and on the other I find MS losing its plot on some areas. For the last 1 week, Whatsapp which is one the largest mobile messaging platform is no longer available on Windows phone. The reasons that they have given is due to the notification issues. This has resulted in lot of very angry customers around the world.   http://www.techtree.com/content/news/6290/update-microsoft-promises-solve-whatsapp-issue-windows-phone.html At a time when MS and Nokia is trying to regain market share, having one of the key application would have surely resulted in loss of sales and worse customer experience. After 5 days of the application being, Windows phone VP, sends cryptic tweets For those w Q’s on Whatsapp: they pinged us about an issue that popped on notifications, we’re working with them on a fix. More info soon — joebelfiore (@joebelfiore) May 22, 2014 Ps - the notifications co...

Satya Nadella @ Microsoft

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With Satya Nadella as CEO, it is time for fresh and radical ideas.  One of the most installed OS is Windows 95 and with Microsoft losing its traditional base to tablets and mobiles, Windows 95 should not only be made free but also Open Source. This will kill Linux for desktops to large extent and consolidate MS hold over the desktop space. Out of the 4 major OS in todays date (Android, OSX, Linux and Windows) only MS charges for the OS. The same should be done for .NET and  windows development software. None of the other development software is charged. Developers are suckers for free tools. For Window 8, the OS should itself be free and charge $20-$30 per year for support. MS should start focusing on Apps, Servers and Services. Also this will stamp Nadella establish authority on MS, once and for all.

iOS, Andriod and Mobile 7

It was pretty clear to anyone who follows technology that the next battle will be in the mobile computing space. Microsoft, Nokia's Symbian and even Linux had been in this space for some time but Apple with its visionary finger base touch pad really revolutionized this market space. iPhone was so popular that though it started as a consumer device it soon took a huge market from blackberry's business class users. However this was not sufficient for Apple and they came out with the iPad. Though it did not seem revolutionary at the launch, the fact that 3.5 Million in 6 months speaks for the success of the device. If u travel any flight today, you will find as many users of iPad as u will of laptops. I do not have data but I am sure the iPad has eaten away a significant share of the Net-book market. This does not mean that competition has been sitting idle. Almost all major manufactures came out with finger-touch phones but none has been successful and iPhone is still the gol...