Calendar subscription does not refresh

What kind of tablet? How much?

As a result of the stunning response from Microsoft I now have an Android device.

It works.  Quickly.  Simply.  Reliably.  Both ways.

I am now trying to get rid of my Microsoft Tablet, which is no use for anything except playing games, and trawling the net.  All things my Android does, more quickly, more simply, more reliably.  Strangely, no one I know wants to buy the Windows tablet.

I won't be recommending Windows devices to anyone, if they have an alternative.  Well done Microsoft.

Microsoft has a new CEO per news reports today.  As if that's really going to make a difference.

If MS doesn't wake up from their fever dreams soon they're going to find Redmond looking a lot like Detroit.

Any fix yet Microsoft? It's been a while, and this problem is quite bothersome.

Thank you.

Sigh.

I've been an MCSE for nearly 20 years, and I've always been very pro-Microsoft.  I even used Windows Mobile as my cell phone for nearly ten years between 1999-2009, and I zealously promoted the platform as the best, first smartphone.  In fact, it still has features not matched by newer smartphones.

But, in the last 5 years, Microsoft has been making serious mistakes in the mobile space.  I applaud the total redesign of Windows Phone to try something different, but not at the expense of features.  When Windows Phone 7 first came out, I was shocked how, hmm, un-powerful, the platform was compared to Windows Mobile.  Newer versions are only marginally better.

Thus began my multi-year embarrassment to be a "Microsoft Certified Professional".

This thread is a perfect example of Microsoft's problems.

I think we can safely state that Microsoft is in distant third place within the tablet and phone markets.  If Microsoft is serious about being a major player in these markets, why don't they fix these problems immediately?

Another example:  I was wondering around Best Buy a couple weeks before Christmas.  No less than 5 people arrived to buy Surface 2 tablets.  But, they are sold out.  You can't find them in Microsoft stores, Microsoft.com, Best Buy, or any of the reseller's listed on Microsoft's website.  They are simply not available.  All five of those shoppers at Best Buy bought Android or Apple tablets.

If I was running Microsoft, I would have made damn sure that Surface 2 tablets were plentiful.

Microsoft will never gain significant market share if people can't buy their devices.

If Microsoft continues to neglect known problems (like this thread), then they don't deserve to gain market share.

In many ways, Apple and Google are just as unresponsive to problems as Microsoft.  To be successful, Microsoft needs to be better than Apple and Google.  They cannot be classic Microsoft.

If Microsoft strived to make the best operating systems and fix every problem ASAP, then they would emerge as the leader.  Hopefully, someone at Microsoft will wake up and realize this.

... But, I don't think they are truly serious about mobile.  They are too distracted with other projects (e.g., XBOX, Office, Bing).

Thanks for your time.