Microsoft had early access to OEM’s Windows 8 physical designs, so they reportedly knew exactly what OEMs were to launch. Apparently, a few weeks ago, Microsoft held executive- level reviews with Windows 8 tablet OEMs to get even further details on OEM launch and marketing plans and pricing.
Then a few weeks afterward, the Surface launch occurred which to most industry observers looked professional, but rushed. Is this just a coincidence? I’ll let you be the judge of that.
Should this be viewed as a violation of trust or Microsoft doing what needs to be done to increase their chance of success that wasn’t being done by OEMs?
Ping.
Life partnering with MS has always been about being the frog to their scorpion, eventually they always get you, you just hope you make enough money to survive it. Many are the products I’ve worked on that tied to MS products only to suddenly see those features become part of their product. They nailed us with Exchange 2007, luckily their implementation blew, then they dropped the feature again in 2010.