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I suspect a good architect also keeps track of how well items are received, and gathers info from articles, rather than relying on marketing alone. They probably also review technical documentation to get a better idea of a products true capabilities.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Which is the real reason why I am impressed by the breed.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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14? I would weep for a single well designed class that I can easily extend...
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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It’s no revelation that current Microsoft CEO was against the Nokia Mobile acquisition in 2013, but in his new autobiography, Nadella revealed his thoughts at the time, which I suspected also guided his subsequent actions when he replaced Steve Ballmer in 2014. Windows CE, winning since... Windows Mobile, winning since... drat
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Once again, it's worth pointing out that Microsoft had a near monopoly on rugged scanners and, yes, phones. Windows CE was, and still is, a marvelous OS with extremely poor support from its maker. That was squandered.
Should also point out that after Nadella dumped Nokia, the latter settled the massive lawsuit with Apple for a reported "lots of money."
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Joe Woodbury wrote: Once again, it's worth pointing out that Microsoft had a near monopoly on rugged scanners and, yes, phones.
Smartphones, that is, before they were called that. And yup, I worked with both Coke & Pepsi back in a former life. They were all over CE (and Compact Framework at the time).
Just another example of holding still too long, I think. 
TTFN - Kent
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And yet, my 950XL is still a better product than any of the current generation smartphones.
I love what Nadella has done in terms of lowering barriers with Linux, but his approach to the WP technologies makes me feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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Ray Kurzweil, an author and director of engineering at Google, thinks, in the long run, that A.I. will do far more good than harm. Because it's not his job, duh.
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I think Ray has predicted every variation of the future in one way or another.
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Ah! Futurism. Ain't it sweet?
There was a time when I used to read the likes of Tofler and think "yes, that's what life will be like in the 21st century." Come to think of it, there was a time I used to watch The Jetsons and think "yes, that's what life will be like in the 21st century."
I'm still to meet a futurist that can tell me how late my train's going to be this evening, let alone predict something that will happen a decade down the line.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Leading neuroscientist Matthew Walker on why sleep deprivation is increasing our risk of cancer, heart attack and Alzheimer’s – and what you can do about it So keep sleeping to live forever?
Briar Rose was accurate!
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I tried napping at work. I told the boss man I was doing it to live longer. Unfortunately, it made my career shorter. 
modified 25-Sep-17 15:22pm.
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Not enough sleep, not drinking enough water, not getting enough exercise, not taking breaks to move around every 30 minutes, not walking 6000 steps every day...
Yeah, life kills. 
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The company today confirmed at its Ignite conference that Skype for Business will be killed in favor of Microsoft Teams. New app, same, "Can you hear me now?"
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This is fantastic news, because as a user, I absolutely loathe the idea of growing accustomed to a UI and knowing where functionality is in an app.
Furthermore, I love to download new apps and install them and learn them. Or even better yet, have my machine taken over by the Windows Updater as it shoves new apps down my literal throat.
I also do not like being able to remember the name of any app I use. I like it when companies provide the same functionality but then call it something different so often, I just have to say things like,
Users: "uh, it's that thingy that you use to like umm...IM or like umm...welll...errr...video conference with...whatever they call that..."
I mean, that's what computing is all about, right? 
Way to go, Microsoft!!! This is success!! 
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 +5
/ravi
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To paraphrase: "two bads do not make one good."
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Having just used Skype for Business, semi-successfully, I don't see how it can get any worse.
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This made me LOL for real!
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Joe Woodbury wrote: I don't see how it can get any worse.
Don't worry... they will prove you are blind
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Interesting read: VentureBeat article
It Is The Absolute Verifiable Truth & Proven Fact
That Your Belly-Button Signature Ties
To Viviparous Mama.
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For certain values of "successful".
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MS Bool: Yes, No, Good Luck!
It Is The Absolute Verifiable Truth & Proven Fact
That Your Belly-Button Signature Ties
To Viviparous Mama.
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Yes, it doesn't look very appealing. How is one's app going to get found? I'd think the future is in progressive web apps, because most people find things in a google search, not an app store.
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jgakenhe wrote: How is one's app going to get found?
That really is key. But even if they find you __and__ download your app, something like 50% will never run it once. Hmmm...
jgakenhe wrote: I'd think the future is in progressive web apps,
I'm reading a book right now on this. I seriously hadn't even heard this term before -- hadn't ever heard of Service Workers. This book is pretty good, but the samples are a bit messed up.
Building Progressive Web Apps O'Reilly - amazon[^]
Have you read it, by chance?
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