QOTD: How Would You Run Microsoft Differently?

I would make windows available to more than just x86 AM64 and IA64 architectures.

A web search function to find and delete all these stupid question posts in "NEWS" sections of websites.

They've made a lot of money - I'd not rock the boat. I’d try to lock everyone else out of the market even more so I could make even more money.

I'd also make sure that the user knew it was the 3rd party bit of software that crashed their system.
I’d make sure our development platform was the best to use, well supported with thousands of hours of free online training. This would ensure that the best always happened on our system.

I’d patent just about everything and make sure new start-ups could have cheap access to the innovations so long as they used our products to make things happen.
I’d make sure the new OS wasn’t built on legacy code; but allow old the required OS to run VM style – for free. I’d also lock down just about ever security law there was and force 3rd party developers to keep their stuff up-to-date and make sure the consumer was given the best peace of mind.

Isn't the news good!

..And on local news...
What should i have for lunch???

I'd chill the fudge out and stop trying to be such an uptight, closed-minded giant bullying and forcing their "vision" of everything IT on the world. That would involve firing, possibly executing, twats like Steve Ballmer.

PCs need an OS and given my OS is (despite its many flaws for so long) is the most user-friendly PC OS out there I don't NEED to force it down people's throats. I also wouldn't charge so much for it to encourage genuine purchases - you make more money selling 1,000 units at £50 than have half your £150 units pirated so you then pay for anti-piracy development.

You can protect your IP and patents without being such a closed company. Why waste time building proprietary systems (like IE) when there's perfectly good, and more capable, systems out there that you can just buy into? How good would the intarwebz be if all IT companies collaborated on a single browser engine? Stick whatever features and UI over the top, but everybody has the same core.

I could go on, but I'm supposed to be working...

MAss licenses for ppl with 10+ computers and i mean good pricings i mean come on i know palces where they have 50 computers pirated becuase paying 10,000 is just insane (200 a pop) , and ive talked to those people and they would PAY easily 2,000 or 3,000 for licensing (60~ each)

I'd create the 'PC Version 2.0' and get rid of all the legacy stuff we have now. Encorce driver signing, tight security and simply not allow cowboy developers (games, rootkits, bad drivers, dodgy apps) to run amok. When Jon Honeyball did his spoof about Microsoft buying Dell to create a stable plaform - i.e. controll both the hardware and software like Apple do - I thought it was a shame this wasn't true.

So all in all I'd like it to just work, but be able to play games. Sorry Mr Jobs, but your kit doesn't play games. Period. Oh, and I would price it accordingly - £50 for the OS, £100 for OS and office, plus subscription options if you are a business user and want everything. I don't want to pay over £2k per year to have windows, office, visio and project - £200 per year should cover it.

As stated before, the pricing should be brought down.
It's worth to go through all the hassle of piracy and cracks if the OS costs 200,-. It's a lot less interesting if it costs about 50,-
Also, why should I pay for a different Microsoft OS when I already paid for one with my computer....and didn't have the option not to buy it.

Anyways, after Windows 7 (which so far seems like M$ new jewel) I think they should focus on the Mobile sector and how it can interact with your normal PC.

Since Microsoft is apparently pushing driver manufacturers to provide drivers, they should also push Adobe to release a decent Flash client for Mobile phones.

With the amount of marketshare Google has, I think Microsoft should try a different approach.....even though Microsoft is much bigger than Google it's still like AMD trying to go head-on with Intel in the online advertisement arena.

They should also fire their entire Marketing and PR department and get some better people. the advertisement and commercials are not only boring but not even informative or to the point.

Create a separate operating system tech support division who's job is to put the traditional support group out of business by automating the resolution of support problems until the phones stop ringing.

Hears one for your pipe, (tho not a somking pipe just a thinking pipe.)
A solid state os. plug it in no need to install anything but drivers (witch it should come with) that'll cut down on piricy.
something along the lines of a cf flash disk so firmware updates can be done. (but also not like a cf flash as in not something anyone one can buy in a local shop. and mearly copy the files to.)
it would cost them a bit more money to implament but would also cut down on people just ripping them off like i have done so many times in the past( i no longer do it, not cause i felt bad or because i was afried they would come and sue me, i just got tyired of ms (note: i now use linux.(pitty about gaming tho)))
ill try to stop with the brackes.(try lol.)
or maybe a usb auth code pen but then the usb could be spoffed in someway.
what i mean to say is a pice of hadware into witch the ms os could be conected directley to a pc.

and yes stop the evilness(maybe...)