Apple's former executives: Windows 8 is a fantastic opportunity Apple's

Author: Blocks
OS X and iOS whether it will eventually fused? Will Apple also take the path of Microsoft?

Recently, Steven Sinofsky, head of Microsoft's Windows division, resigned. Although the specific reasons are unknown, but from the news revealed from various aspects, Sinofsky should be squeezed out by the upper will. Although many people think that he is the CEO's candidate, his character and management style have always been criticized. The CNET website has interviewed some of Microsoft executives. One of the executives can be seen as a summary. Cooperation will be more critical than ever. ”

After the news of Sinofsky's departure, some of the internal statements of Microsoft also hinted at the reasons behind the incident. AllthingsD learned from Microsoft that the decision to hand over the Windows department to others was supported by Gates. The reason is naturally two key words: <; cooperation & rdquo;.

It is quite coincidental that before Steven Sinofsky left the news, Apple just opened one of the most important executives, Scott Forstall. Comparing these two things, you will find many similarities. Both of them hold the most critical department of the company. Both of them have been considered as candidates for the CEO, and the reason for the two to leave is because it is difficult to get along.

The two major companies have taken away the most important executives in order to promote cooperation between various departments. Does this affect their product line? In the "post-PC era vs PC+ era" debate, Microsoft tried to break the boundaries between PCs and tablets through Windows 8, while Apple maintained the line between desktops and tablets. Will this change?

From the Back to Mac conference, we can see that Apple has brought many iPad features to the Mac. So, with Scott Forstall exiting the iOS department, will OS X and iOS eventually merge? Will Apple also take the path of Microsoft? After all, Scott Forstall left because of a lack of cooperation, and it was Craig Federighi, the head of the Mac division.

In this regard, Jean-Louis Gassee, who has served as an executive at Apple, has a different view. He published an article in the Guardian, "Apple can complete what Microsoft Steven Sinofsky started." In the article, he said that Steven Sinofsky's reason for leaving is not the so-called "personality problem", but his failure on Windows 8.

Steven Sinofsky has proven that he has saved Microsoft from the disaster of Windows Vista. However, during his development of the next version of Windows, the iPad was born. When Microsoft realized the iPad's threat to itself, they decided to rethink Windows 8, making it a system that spans the PC and tablet world. Sinofsky accepts an impossible task.

Windows 8 has become a Swiss Army knife: there are many excellent features listed on paper, and the ease of use in practice is questionable. In addition, you need to port the Office application of the operating system and the inviolable (and the goose) to the ARM processor, and you get an impossible task.

Making Sinofsky the most successful reversal of the artist after the Vista disaster —— his paranoid pursuit of clear goals —— became the burden of this reimagined world. He made a mistake, fell, and the opponent saw their chance and showed a bayonet. Even the most talented people have the latest time to sell.

For Apple, "recomplicating" Windows is a wonderful opportunity. They can take advantage of Microsoft's mistakes and speed up the move of Windows users to Apple. OSX and iOS software fall into one person, making interoperability between Mac and iPad easier, but Apple should stick to its current strategy:

Keep the boundaries between notebooks and tablets, but make iPads more business people Love. The iPad will win compared to the two poor mixes of Surface. iPad mini is used for content consumption, everywhere; iPad is used in business and other places.

Apple is able to complete the work that Sinfosky started.