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M3 Sweatt's blog, with thoughts on Windows, Customer & Partner Satisfaction, Time and other things at Microsoft

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My life as a customer, part 2: Three red lights flash on my Xbox 360 Ring of Light (again!) RROD much?
Sitting down with a glass and a controller in my hands, I logged into Xbox Live for a post getting-the-kids-to-bed Xbox 360. Ooh, that's a new screen. Turn off the non-responsive Xbox 360. RROD . Another Groundhog Day : it's Saturday night, after the Read More...

Posted Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:24 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

My life as a customer: this week, it's about cable television… and more than the 2009 DTV move
My life as a customer. This week, it's cable television and the proposed digital television transition... not be confused with that other digital TV transition … as Tweeted today . If you read my post about my email and Tweet exchanges with Comcast , Read More...

Posted Saturday, January 31, 2009 11:25 AM by mthree | 4 Comments

Announcements: the kick-off of Microsoft Answers beta, courtesy of Chris Kilbourn
A new site has hit Microsoft.com, in support of our customers: the new community on the Microsoft Answers Site , Microsoft’s first consumer-focused support community. Chris Kilbourn (the Lead Site Manager for TechNet) posted today about the launch... Read More...

Posted Monday, December 15, 2008 1:16 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

Handling customer technical questions should not be like the Sunday funnies
Some days, the comics are just so right on the money. ( http://tinyurl.com/3qsahl ) Tags: Humour , Dilbert , customers , customer feedback . http://tinyurl.com/3rcl82 Read More...

Posted Sunday, September 28, 2008 4:06 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

Dude, I'm returning a Dell: the hard drive failed on our new PC
I wanted to share a very frustrating story with you that happened to me last weekend, one that I shared with Dell's customer advocate folks. You may've read my post on the poor customer experience at my neighbouhood Best Buy (the good, the bad... you Read More...

Posted Saturday, September 13, 2008 5:01 PM by mthree | 3 Comments

Running into issues with an update to Windows XP SP3? There's free help available
Patrick Marshall has a weekly column in the The Seattle Times where he answers reader questions "about everything from recovering deleted files to the pros and cons of handheld technology." Today he has a column in which he responded to a reader having Read More...

Posted Saturday, August 09, 2008 6:25 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

Your questions: "How do I make Internet Explorer my default web browser?"
As I work in the Windows division, a letter made its way to my office: a customer mail sent to one of our senior leaders that asked... "How do I set up Internet Explorer to be my default web browser?" Simple question you may say, but unfortunately in Read More...

Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 12:06 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

Speak Your Mind: Dynamics hears the voice of the customer, with video, too
As I posted yesterday in Hearing the voice of the customer- learning how to listen and respond , I reflected that sometimes it's more difficult for larger, more complex and diverse companies to nimbly listen and respond. And it seems that as you get larger Read More...

Posted Sunday, March 23, 2008 11:13 AM by mthree | 1 Comments

Sony offers customers a way to "opt out" of trial ware and applications on new TZ notebook PCs for free
Breaking: Sony Won't Charge $50 To Remove Bloatware | Gadget Lab from Wired.com Peter Sayer of infoWorld noted noted in an article yesterday that Sony initially offered to remove some of the trial software installed on new laptops for a fee... "Buyers Read More...

Posted Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:44 AM by mthree | 0 Comments

Windows Vista SP1 Update now available to MSDN, TechNet subscribers, with download links
As noted on the MSDN Subscriptions WebLog and TechNet Plus ... the Windows Vista SP1 update is now available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Proof that Microsoft does listen and respond. ;) MSDN ... We heard you. Look for it in the Top Downloads list Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 14, 2008 2:37 PM by mthree | 4 Comments

Believe it or not, customers want to talk to real people when they need assistance
Richard J. Dalton reports in Newsday this past Sunday that customer service industry experts report the "inability to reach a live representative is one of the top complaints of consumers calling customer-service centers." I'm sure that it's right up Read More...

Posted Monday, August 06, 2007 9:56 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

Defining customer service isn't always easy
Amy Conn-Gutierrez has an article in the Dallas Morning News on how companies are struggling in their definition of customer satisfaction. "Customer service isn't what it used to be. That's a lament expressed by many consumers, convinced that a golden Read More...

Posted Monday, July 30, 2007 10:36 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

Dell's direct2dell blog is a year old, and they've learned a lot about their customers
Dell's direct2dell blog is a year old, and the blog's keeper, Lionel Menchaca, has posted his insight and comments on the last year in the blogosphere... "While we've made progress, I'm not saying everything is where we want it to be. We stumbled out Read More...

Posted Saturday, July 14, 2007 5:36 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

Article: Building Customer Relations by Listening
Interesting article this week from Karen E. Klein on " Building Customer Relations by Listening " in BusinessWeek (Smart Answers June 1, 2007), in which she finds that communication is a foundation of better customer service... sometimes as simply as Read More...

Posted Friday, June 08, 2007 5:14 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

Readers respond to InfoWeek's question: "Does Customer Service Still Exist?"
Following up on my earlier post this week on InfoWeek's question " Does Customer Service Still Exist? " I was not surprised to see the volume of comments added to the blog posting. I also agree with several positive comments, in particular on HP, and Read More...

Posted Friday, June 08, 2007 12:00 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

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