Seems like you have a bit of difficulty reading between the lines or accepting a congruent argument at face value.
I enjoy responding to you and others...simply because it is entertaining to do so.
You said:
per mastering92: "A failed tech executive at Microsoft"
per bio: "During my time at Microsoft, as VP of Digital Media Division, I grew to manage a division of nearly 1000 engineers, testers, marketing and business development people."
Strength in numbers at a company means hardly anything. I know business owners who have run successful businesses with only 20 to 40 employees.
And of course a VP at Microsoft would manage a larger team! Microsoft is a HUGE company...That would be no different for anyone else who landed Amir's role before or after at Microsoft.
Failed - because WMA/WMP is freeware, no real audio editing software to speak of, the lowest layer of Windows Audio was already well established before Amir took sail of that boat, Zune, and others failed against the iPod. Today we have lots of DAPs that are better than the iPod. It's about innovation....and being able to get the attention of a larger audience.
- This guy sent me a message on here:
"Why don't you invent your own speakers and sell them?"
Wow, what a compliment. I sure do have quite a bit of audio knowledge. But you know what? I'm not in competition with anyone; nor do I have grandiose narcissism like @amir_asr .
Judging from how many discussions were started by @kenjit about speakers, perhaps he should give it a go first. Only because I am not qualified to do so. I can certainly do my best to help tune the final result as per your standard of sound quality to the masses, or even tell you if they're accurate / neutral / uncolored etc. Unlike folks at ASR, I know my limits and stay within them. I don't try to pretend to be something I'm not.