Years of frustration, ignored feedback, and forced integration finally pushed me away from Windows. I didn’t switch to Mac out of curiosity—I left out of necessity.
The overused Einstein quote about insanity—doing the same thing and expecting different results—misses the mark in complex systems. True learning often involves iteration, not immediate change, and progress can look deceptively repetitive.
Machines running older versions of Windows can still be useful, but Microsoft’s decision to block access to the Microsoft Store—without much warning or justification—feels arbitrary and hostile. Legacy users are left in the cold, not because of technical limitations, but seemingly due to corporate disinterest.
Too many bad Windows apps break basic rules—scattering files, hardcoding paths, and ignoring system conventions. It’s not a bug. It’s a mindset.
A strange sort of flattery—seeing your work resurface elsewhere, stripped of context and credit. What followed said a lot about how companies handle mistakes.
After a decade immersed in Microsoft Dynamics CRM—speaking, writing and building solutions—I hit a wall. Platform limitations, shifting priorities and architectural constraints extinguished the creative spark. So I turned toward a new horizon.
While I have been busy working on other projects which are not related to Dynamics CRM, I have been eagerly
Ten years ago today, the world lost Sérgio Vieira de Mello; a unique and wonderful human being who dedicated all
A year ago I wrote a post in this blog about my concerns around digital rights management and how companies
After years wrestling with cross-border restrictions tied to a 2002 Xbox Live account, I finally got to migrate my Microsoft profile within the EU. What began as a frustration—unable to update payment details after moving countries—turned into a trek through support calls, community petitions and privacy directives. Now Microsoft has opened account migration, and I can’t help but wonder: was my persistent fight part of the reason?
