I've been following hardcore software from the start eagerly awaiting and reading each installment. I'm a child of the 80s so grew up with the pc, the early mac, the amiga (which you've referred to in a few passing comments) and today I work in as a product management consultant. Living through this period, taking a platform agnostic vie…
I've been following hardcore software from the start eagerly awaiting and reading each installment. I'm a child of the 80s so grew up with the pc, the early mac, the amiga (which you've referred to in a few passing comments) and today I work in as a product management consultant. Living through this period, taking a platform agnostic view of the world and seeing tech, products, services and companies rise and fall are all central to my worldview - nothing is permanent - but there is always something to be learned.
Understanding the thinking, the processes, the joys, the pain points, the learnings from giants such as yourself and others who have also reflected on their careers (e.g., Tony fadell) are an invaluable resource. I'm odd in that I was an apple user in my early years, switched to Windows at 7, got super excited for win8 (I managed to get hold of the Samsung tab from //build from an attendee friend) and fully understood what you tried doing, and ultimately have a view (like any geek) on why things might have failed.
In any case, thanks for literally everything. Your writing here, your work at MS, office, windows and everything else that has and will contribute to the tapestry of tech and in turn our lives.
As an aside, its interesting to juxtapose your writings with documentaries of the general period (e.g., Bob Cringelys triumph of the nerds) which give a further glimpse on Microsoft during the boom times!
I've been following hardcore software from the start eagerly awaiting and reading each installment. I'm a child of the 80s so grew up with the pc, the early mac, the amiga (which you've referred to in a few passing comments) and today I work in as a product management consultant. Living through this period, taking a platform agnostic view of the world and seeing tech, products, services and companies rise and fall are all central to my worldview - nothing is permanent - but there is always something to be learned.
Understanding the thinking, the processes, the joys, the pain points, the learnings from giants such as yourself and others who have also reflected on their careers (e.g., Tony fadell) are an invaluable resource. I'm odd in that I was an apple user in my early years, switched to Windows at 7, got super excited for win8 (I managed to get hold of the Samsung tab from //build from an attendee friend) and fully understood what you tried doing, and ultimately have a view (like any geek) on why things might have failed.
In any case, thanks for literally everything. Your writing here, your work at MS, office, windows and everything else that has and will contribute to the tapestry of tech and in turn our lives.
As an aside, its interesting to juxtapose your writings with documentaries of the general period (e.g., Bob Cringelys triumph of the nerds) which give a further glimpse on Microsoft during the boom times!
Thank you for following along on the journey and your kind words. 🙏