“[Microsoft] didn’t establish [its standards] in a nice sort of way, but they are the basis for a lot of things that we use and do with computers.”

 Microsoft has, over the years, standardized its user interface across its product line, it’s easy to find what you need. Compare that to Adobe Premiere Pro for video editing, which has a ton of switches, but you have to know about them and where they are. “Microsoft kind of standardized the place they put stuff so you can find it.”

Bostick also says, “[At Pratt & Whitney] we have 10,000 software packages to help make rocket engines, but we use only one package [Outlook] to communicate.”

Source:Infoworld