[There's a reason that Yoda is the unofficial mascot of SBS. Size indeed matters not.] Are you satisfied? - THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS DIVA
Wed, Aug 15 2012 22:55 bradley

Are you satisfied?

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2012/07/31/record-revenues-and-satisfaction-with-microsoft-partners-satisfaction-survey-is-just-around-the-corner-and-we-re-ready-for-another-great-year-together.aspx

"Then, for those of you at Worldwide Partner Conference or who joined us online through Digital WPC to watch it, you heard Kevin Turner announce in his keynote address at Worldwide Partner Conference, we have achieved all-time high levels of partner satisfaction this past year! Woohoo! Also, you heard him mention that Customer and Partner Experience (CPE) is a core pillar of what we do here at Microsoft."

Okay show of hands... how many of you are totally satisfied with Microsoft?

What are you satisfied about?  What are you not satisfied with?

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# re: Are you satisfied?

Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:22 PM by Joe Raby

Satisfied with them cutting ties with XP (finally!).

XP compatibility modes in Windows 8 aren't there, and I say "It's about time!".

I've been using Windows 8 for a bit now and I like where they're headed.  I find too many users just don't know how to use a computer.  They just don't grasp the desktop metaphor, and it needs to change.  Call it Metro, or call it Windows 8 (I call it as I see it - the UI that uses Segoe fonts, or "Segoe UI", pronounced "See-go"), but it's the start of something that can move computer use towards more pervasive content and data visualization without UI elements getting in the way.

The server stuff for small business is a bit troubling though.  The email stuff is one thing that I'm on the fence about.  However, the one thing that Microsoft should do is make server-based x86 application virtualization and deployment much easier for small businesses.  BYOD is something a lot of small businesses are already trying, but a lot of them don't have the expensive infrastructure to invest in System Center tools for management.  Why can't we have easier app virtualization for those LOB apps on something like Server Essentials so that small businesses can still use their aging apps, but utilize them on low-cost consumer x86 and ARM devices, like tablets?  It needs to be far simpler to just encapsulate their LOB apps, and set up one of those nifty company self-service app portals like the big guys.