A Product Critique

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A critique is a comprehensive assessment and analysis of something, for example, a product. It gives a detailed analysis of both strengths and weaknesses of something such that the one receiving critique can view both the merits and demerits of what is being criticized in a positive wayCITATION Luc11 \p 54 \l 1033 (Boltanski 54). When doing a critique, one should avoid being personal on the owner of the product but major on the product itself. Critique is important since it helps the product owner to improve their product if they take the criticism positively and make the product more competitive in the market. However, when giving a critique on a product, one should consider acknowledging the success of the manufacturer on the specific product as well as pointing out its weaknesses in a humble wayCITATION Ada15 \p 34 \l 1033 (Connor and Irizarry 34). This gives the owner of the product to feel appreciated and act positively regarding the criticism. A critique should also give recommendations on its stand and what the company which manufactured the specific product can do to improve on their product. Fundamentally, a critique gives a product’s strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations. This paper, therefore, discusses the merits and weaknesses of Microsoft OneNote, why its initial failure was not embraced by the market and gives a recommendation on how to improve the product.
Microsoft OneNote is a device for organizing, editing and sharing notes which can be criticized on the basis of its usability. Its advantage over other devices used for taking notes is its limited restrictions while taking notes. Users can insert any picture, do writings and draw what they want in any part of the page without layout instructionsCITATION Jam131 \p 11 \l 1033 (Russell 11). The application is almost like a normal paper and one using it is not restricted on doing anything on it just as they would not when writing on the paper. It also provides collaborative editing and a method of organizing notes inform of notebooks. Moreover, it targets a wide variety of people who would like to take notes such as students, office workers, and journalistsCITATION Jam131 \p 13 \l 1033 (Russell 13). However, despite its advantages, OneNote has its weaknesses too. The strengths are organized in terms of its ease of use, usefulness, and efficiency and user experience. Therefore, when criticizing a product, is crucial for one to understand the kind of product it is in terms of quality, usability, and durability among other related aspects and compare it to other products of the same useCITATION Ada15 \p 33 \l 1033 (Connor and Irizarry 33). For instance, if one is criticizing a particular type of cars manufactured in a certain country, they should look into all aspects of the car such as durability, fuel consumption, speed, price among other details and compare it to another type of car manufactured in a different country. With such information, one can criticize the two cars by considering the strengths and weaknesses of eachCITATION Luc11 \p 29 \l 1033 (Boltanski 29). However, criticism mostly focuses on the negative aspect and, therefore, one should have a deep understand...