deqer wrote on Nov 3, 2015, 14:18:
Microsoft has lacked the experience and talent to operate a business (like most businesses in the world) for more than 20 years now, and this example obviously proves it.

Blue's comment "Not used to the old new experience yet." is spot on. This comment applies to many things in life, and it's due to business greed that the business ignores this comment, due to greed (re-brand, re-release, and provide cover story (to the public) to hide behind).

On top of that -- if you didn't know, Microsoft's employees are not as experienced as you're lead to believe.

It's unfortunate, because you (the customer) end up paying the price for that, while Microsoft just gulps it up and moves on.

Sure, they made Windows. But that means nothing. Really.

Microsoft's bread-and-butter is Office, not Windows. I mean sure they get lots of money from OEM licenses of Windows that consumers and businesses buy, but it's Office where they have a clear lock on the market. I know people like to pretend that they don't need Word or Excel anymore, but that's nuts. In the business world at least, Excel and Powerpoint are as essential as they ever were. Windows could get surpassed by Linux (not likely, but I'm bringing up the possibility), and Microsoft would still sell tons of Office licenses thanks to all their government, school, and business contracts.

There are certainly areas where Microsoft makes some very questionable decisions, but Office is still going strong.

The Xbox One interface could be a lot better. It is not totally unusable but the PS4 one is a lot better (although I still prefer the groups you could do on the PS3 to make organizing dozens of games possible). So it's hard to imagine how the upcoming interface change could be anything but an improvement.

AngelicPenguin wrote on Nov 3, 2015, 17:27:

fujiJuice wrote on Nov 3, 2015, 15:04:
Having bought an Xbox One quite literally days ago, I find the interface to be extremely confusing and the opposite of intuitive.

Ya I bought one not long ago as well and I found the grid just weird. Main screen shows the stuff you use a lot, left is your pinned stuff (and figuring how to pin something was confusing as well), and as far as I can tell the right two screens are just garbage ads, store, friends stuff that I never use.

Sort of feel like anything would be an improvement, although I do like how easy it is to go split with the TV.

I don't know this grid layout you speak of, but it sounds like a grid of large blocks (given that you can order(pin) them as you see fit) would be easier to navigate than anything else.

fujiJuice wrote on Nov 3, 2015, 15:04:
Having bought an Xbox One quite literally days ago, I find the interface to be extremely confusing and the opposite of intuitive.

Ya I bought one not long ago as well and I found the grid just weird. Main screen shows the stuff you use a lot, left is your pinned stuff (and figuring how to pin something was confusing as well), and as far as I can tell the right two screens are just garbage ads, store, friends stuff that I never use.

Sort of feel like anything would be an improvement, although I do like how easy it is to go split with the TV.

fujiJuice wrote on Nov 3, 2015, 15:04:
Having bought an Xbox One quite literally days ago, I find the interface to be extremely confusing and the opposite of intuitive.

That's because the interface is metrosexual... whatever that's supposed to mean... which is confusing in and of itself!

Having bought an Xbox One quite literally days ago, I find the interface to be extremely confusing and the opposite of intuitive.

Microsoft has lacked the experience and talent to operate a business (like most businesses in the world) for more than 20 years now, and this example obviously proves it.

Blue's comment "Not used to the old new experience yet." is spot on. This comment applies to many things in life, and it's due to business greed that the business ignores this comment, due to greed (re-brand, re-release, and provide cover story (to the public) to hide behind).

On top of that -- if you didn't know, Microsoft's employees are not as experienced as you're lead to believe.

It's unfortunate, because you (the customer) end up paying the price for that, while Microsoft just gulps it up and moves on.

Sure, they made Windows. But that means nothing. Really.

Sony's pricey noise cancelling PS4 headset launches next month.

They're $120. I guess it depends on how good they are at canceling noise as to whether that's pricey. The Bose noise canceling ones are really good, but cost $300. My AT ANC9s are nearly as good as the Bose, but only cost $200 and have better sound to boot. But I had some $70 noise canceling earbuds that weren't very good.