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Hardware firms are tight-lipped on Acer’s 'troublesome Microsoft' comments
HARDWARE MAKERS have distanced themselves from remarks made by Acer president JT Wang that Microsoft is exerting too much influence on the hardware requirements for tablets meant to run the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system.
The INQUIRER spoke with several firms at the Computex trade show in Taiwan where Wang made the controversial comments about Microsoft's "troublesome" influence. However, few were prepared to talk, not even Acer's Taiwanese rival Asus, which was reportedly also locked out of the Windows 8 development process.
For its part, MSI, which has Windows 7 running on its latest tablet, the Windpad 120W, explained that "Microsoft means very good business" for the firm, and as such it would not want to speculate on the situation with Windows 8.
Viewsonic, meanwhile, which has several Windows 7-based tablets on display at the show, said that Microsoft is being very secretive, in the UK at least, on its plans for Windows 8 on the devices.
Acer's Wang made the comments earlier in the week to several journalists on the sidelines of the show, and if his intent was to make mischief, it certainly seems to have succeeded.
However, it's unlikely that Microsoft is going to change its Integrated Development Programme (IDP) based on comments made by one of its partners' executives. As if to emphasise the point, it was all business-as-usual for Microsoft's VP of OEMs, Steve Guggenheimer, during his Wednesday keynotes as he waxed lyrical about the wonder of the Microsoft ecosystem and the amazing innovation that enables its software to shine.
Ultimately, if the result of tighter Redmond control on hardware specifications means a better Windows 8 experience on tablets, then no one will really care.
You could even argue that it's about time the hardware makers were reined in a bit in this respect, given that similarly prescriptive rules Microsoft gives to makers of its Windows Phone devices seem to have been effective, in that they all deliver the same user experience. µ
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"You could even argue that it's about time the hardware makers were reined in a bit in this respect, given that similarly prescriptive rules Microsoft gives to makers of its Windows Phone devices seem to have been effective, in that they all deliver the same user experience."..
Yeh right..wonder if microshaft even listens to customers...can't think of a single good thing about windows phone OS, other than thank christ its only on a few phone models which nobody seems to want anyway.
How well has that “reining in” worked for Windows Phone 7, then?
Just thought I would weigh in, I am one of these rare people who despite being an IT professional actually has an Acer laptop, this was because I needed a quick cheap laptop, and while it's true I pretty much would never recommend Acer to anyone, or even get one if I could avoid it, having worked at a repair shop at one point, I realized that is it Acer, HP Compaq, and indeed most when it comes to their mainstream products, there's little to no difference, and if you take care of your laptop, an Acer will serve you pretty well. So for me it's either Lenovo Thinkpad, or if I need something cheap, whichever product that has the things I need, and isn't overloaded with gimmick, because that's usually the biggest problem, when you get a laptop with touch buttons here, lights there and etc. it's in my experience a crappy product, because everything else has suffered to keep the price down. But yeah I've never had a laptop that I didn't need to make a clean install on.
Acer would have put out half-assed hardware instead of the good stuff.
I should point out that my policy for giving advice or repairs on Acer products was simply tell my clients "sorry, i don't touch that brand" - well, they don't pay me enough to deal with all problems it would provoke :-)
i'm really suprised by this article. Acer have always been microsofts bitch. I've never met anyone who hasn't had a whole load of stress after buying an Acer product. They are at the top of many peoples 'Avoid Like The Plague' list because of their aweful support. When Vista came out i was inundated by calls from folk who'd stupidly bought an Acer laptop not realising it would would come with Vista, or couldn't get the supplier to provide XP, or couldn't get any support from Acer re XP.
I don't know any IT pro or even PC entusiast who'd touch Acer, and now you're saying they've 'grown a set' - this is astonishing (though i would still never recommend anything by Acer, except perhaps to someone i really really hate).
I don't really care what the outcome of this story is. I don't really care about any company that is incapable of comprehending what the word "Support" actually means. But i was quite suprised, Acer snapping at it's beloved mistress, whatever next, honesty in British politics, the world really is going mad !
It would be a shame if something 'happened' to it.