Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft's former Windows Division president, reviewed Apple's MacBook Neo and reflected on Microsoft's failed attempt to build a similar ARM-based laptop years earlier. Sinofsky attributed Microsoft's failure to rushing ecosystem changes and prioritizing backward compatibility, contrasting it with Apple's decades-long developer transition strategy that enabled the Neo's $599 launch.
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Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft's former Windows Division president, reviewed Apple's MacBook Neo and reflected on Microsoft's failed attempt to build a similar ARM-based laptop years earlier. Sinofsky attributed Microsoft's failure to rushing ecosystem changes and prioritizing backward compatibility, contrasting it with Apple's decades-long developer transition strategy that enabled the Neo's $599 launch.