[Sigia-l] When will you buy one?

[Will Parker]

On May 30, 2007, at 4:41 PM, Ziya Oz wrote:

> Will Parker:
>
>> 'It's a new baby. How can you criticize a baby that has the potential
>> to grow into someone wonderful?'
>
> What historical evidence in Microsoft technology packaging for  
> consumer
> devices was he basing that optimism on? The abysmal *financial*  
> record of
> XBox and XBox 360?

Please note that that is MY paraphrasing of the MS fella, NOT HIS  
exact words -- but yeah, he did basically say that we should postpone  
criticism until version 3.0, and meanwhile be happy that Microsoft is  
bringing multitouch to the masses, one $5000 coffee-table-cum- 
interactive-ad-kiosk at a time. See the link to the IxDA Discuss  
archives in my previous message for what he actually said.

I'll leave it to my sig block to respond to Z's comment.

- Will

Will Parker
wparker at ChannelingDesign.com

“I wish developing great products was as easy as writing a check. If  
that were the case, then Microsoft would have great products.” -  
Steve Jobs