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I really makes no difference, because it all fits within the general framework of Microsoft as the laughing-stock of the tech world. Why? Because mediocrity, corner-cutting, and pandering to shareholders is part of their corporate culture, whether it's Bill Gates at the helm, or Ballmer T. Clown, or Nadella. It makes no difference. Very little has changed in Redmond from the time Jobs returned to Apple to the present. 

The moment Apple introduced the iPod and iMacs, MS was screwed in terms of mindshare and panache. From that point on, MS had their uninspiring, volume-driven enterprise business that is anything but a driver for innovation, and on the other end they had their Windows/Office cash cow that ended up consuming all the company's time and attention, at the cost of real, innovative excitement and innovation for the consumer. And what didn't fall under these two roofs was either vaporware, expensive big-ass tables and other devices that no one could really afford, immature preview technology that no one really cared about, or Xbox/gaming, which they also ended up half-assing.

The Surface Frankentablet, neither a decent PC nor a decent tablet (which very naturally = shitty interface), barely has any traction in the market and will simply end up like Windows Phone: a sad, twisted relationship with the market wherein Microsoft achieves most of their penetration via absurd incentives, essentially using the consumer as a paid product-placement vehicle with the expectation that a time will eventually come when they won't. But it never really comes, because their grand strategy simply reaffirms the shittiness of their product. 

There's really nothing more to it. 

It's obvious that Trump isn't well. Hopefully this nonsense will end soon. 

Freezing in your own home due to a software bug, or because the neighbour hacked your thermostat. 

Terrible.

*adds more wood to the wood stove and watches the flames for a bit*

Yep. Terrible.

I remember the time when all you had to do was just pay attention and use a minimum of common sense.

Look at the end of your plug, and then look at the port. If the port is hard to see, gently turn the equipment (or align your own body) so you can see it. Do your best to take note of plug/port positions and alignments for next time, so you can just reach around and *know* where everything is and how it fits. It might take a few tries, but eventually you'll be able to do it with your eyes closed. 

The more irrelevant Microsoft becomes, the more you'll hear from them trying to convince everyone that they're not. 

Welcome to the latest.