An Amusing Observation: Microsoft Acknowledges Failures and Changes, But not Microsoft Fans.

Admitting failures is a necessary attribute for an engineer. Even more so for test automation engineers, but …

Zhimin Zhan

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This article shares one amusing observation as the title.

Like most software professionals, I worked mostly on Microsoft Windows on the jobs. I have witnessed many debates and behaviours of many Microsoft fans. However, when I met some senior Microsoft engineers (who work at Microsoft), I found they were commonly honest and acknowledged the mistakes with their products. That’s why Microsoft often dumps its products or even embraces its competitors.

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Linux and Microsoft Windows
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Git and Team Foundation Server (TFS)
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Microsoft Windows Phone
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Chrome and Microsoft Edge
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Selenium and Microsoft Coded UI Test
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If Microsoft is brave enough to acknowledge technical failures, …

Linux and Microsoft Windows

I am sure software professionals all have heard debates between Windows and Linux, such as:

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Zhimin Zhan

Test automation & CT coach, author, speaker and award-winning software developer. Help teams succeed with Agile/DevOps by implementing real Continuous Testing.