Microsoft Admits the PC Isn't Perfect
PCWorld | at | by Mike
In a presentation that would have been familiar to any user that has grumbled about their Windows-based computer, a Microsoft executive called on Taiwanese hardware manufacturers to help address a long list of PC shortcomings, saying improvements to both desktop and laptop computers were needed to increase consumer demand. In particular, the goal should be to eliminate much of the complexity that is associated with PCs and make them as easy to use as common consumer electronics devices, said Tom Phillips, general manager of the Redmond, Washington, software company's Windows Experience Group, speaking at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference here this week.