Chapter 53: IndiSoft Product Launch - Part 3
"... with this, we will be creating a new era where not just learned professionals. But, every common person in the world can operate a computer."
Claps resounded to mark the end of the product launch speech causing Rob to look up and applaud as if he hadn’t dozed off a bit in the middle. The speech had started well, with the representative from IndiSoft detailing the new features they have introduced in the UI-OS compared to a traditional OS that was still working on text commands.
The design they had shown to the room was not that perfect. But, Rob could easily guess that this was just the first version and they would probably improve it in the following versions.
After it was what Apple did in his original universe. They reiterated the design and added more functionality to each version of their product. This created such a huge demand and even made them a huge brand that easily caused people to sell their kidneys to own one of their products.
However, where Rob lost the ball was when the representative started going deep into the specifications. Rob wasn’t keen to know what architecture they used, what is the capability, and other stuff that people like Brent were fixated on.
To him, it was very simple. Will the OS be easier to use? Will it widen the market for computers? Will IndiSoft’s new product have any value out there? How high would it sell?
And it seemed like most businessmen were of the same mind. When Rob looked around to see if any other person in the room was feeling the same as him, it was clear most businessmen felt the same.
Several of them were hiding their yawns and trying to get back to concentrating on what was being said. Never mind the product launch was already over. They looked as if they had a lot of questions on their minds and weren’t really shy to ask, even if they sounded dumb and unnecessary to most people in the room.
As the representative started answering those questions and their expected sales projections, people like Brent started to discuss amongst themselves the features of the OS.
"I had to admit, the design looked good. But, that is all there is to it. It is like a pretty bauble you buy for a kid. None of their specifications are even close to reaching industry standards, let alone pushing it," he heard a man mutter to Brent from the side.
Rob turned to look at him and found his point being agreed upon by a lot of people. Most people in the room were derisive of the UI-OS and attributed it to some charlatan show executed by the IndiSoft.
Several were vocal about their disappointment in the OS and stated very clearly that they wouldn’t be caught dead using it. Brent was among the group of individuals that expressed that sentiment.