*yawn* heard this one before, MS are evil, and something about Vader being my father or was that a different piece of fiction?
Its the facts. Didn't say there were right, didn't say they were wrong, just the facts :) On 2/2/07, Tom Kerr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Scott Barnes wrote: > > Ok, Let's go to the numbers shall we as this will give hopefully a few > of > > you an insight as to why I switched tracks over to MS and kind of kick > the > > OSX argument in the butt. > > > > (Just the facts mam!) > > > > (Fiscal Year ending 2006) > > HeadCount World Wide: 71,172 > > Net Revenue: $44.28B (USD) > > Growth: 11% > > Net Income: $12.06B (USD) > > Growth: 3% > > > > Market Share (Source: OneStat.com) > > Windows: 97.46% > > Apple OSX: 01.43% > > Linux: 00.26% > > > > - BetaNews.com reported that 22% of Installs of Windows were > "Non-Genuine" > > - That means that People are more inclined to commit piracy or become > > victims of piracy, before they'll touch Apple OSX (which isn't fair, as > > certain countries have poor economic backgrounds and therefore Piracy is > > easier and more likely to Occur - until now with Vista). > > That's one interpretation. Another is that Microsoft's monopolistic > practises have removed choice from the market. > > > - Microsoft will only continue to Support Windows XP for 5 years. > > And the fact that existing customers are left in the lurch is good > reason to purchase another of their products? What's the support period > for Vista? > > > - Windows Vista has a minimum recommended specification (like XP once > did > > etc). Which means folks with older machines will eventually need to > upgrade > > ( like Windows XP days ). > > - Given that Upgrades are likely to occur, I wonder what HP, DELL, > INTEL, > > Toshiba, ASUS etc are all going to say about that and whether they'll > > embrace the idea or prefer OSX gets installed? > > So businesses should buy-in, because they will be *forced* to purchase > new hardware. Maybe I'm being unfair, your rhetorical question is > rather open-ended. What *will* HP, Dell, Intel, Toshiba, Asus etc say > about it? Surely you're not implying that they'll collude to restrict > choice in the marketplace? > > > - Given that certain versions of Windows Vista has Media Centre > installed > > mixed with Sanity Music, Bigpond onDemand, Kodak etc (local based > > initiatives to start off with), I wonder what places like Harvey Norman > are > > doing about this in terms of "Home Entertainment Division" (Especially > > thinking along the Zune Player track and the per month subscription > model). > > Hang on, this is a bit of a jump. We're talking about home usage now? > So home users should upgrade so that they can pay per-month fees for > something for which they can currently buy a perpetual license. > > > - Given that XBOX 360 also integrates quite snuggly with Windows Vista, > what > > does that also mean for places like Harvey Norman. > > - Given that code base is easier to develop to for both PC and XBOX 360 > at > > the same time, what do Game Developers think of both (could it be fair > to > > argue that PC Game scene may also gain a surge in terms of marketshare > > alongside console). > > DirectX is a steaming pile of snot. ;) It's also currently my only > reason to run Windows on a desktop. The Cedega > [http://www.transgaming.com/] guys seem to be doing a sterling job of > removing that necessity. I haven't signed up yet, but the thought of > Half Life 2 on Linux kinda gives me tingles. As does removing XP from > the last of my desktops it's installed on. > > > - Given that you will be able to play (certain games of course) XBOX 360 > > against PC Gamer online (Vista) won't that be a compelling arguement > (I'm a > > mouse man myself, not a console jokey). > > Not really. As far as I can tell they're trying to use the PC online > community to kickstart the equivalent for the console. > > > So, 5 years ago, Microsoft had around 50,621 employees, they gained > 20551 > > there after, that and made more money and just released a significant > > milestone in its profile since the migration from Windows 3.11 to > Windows > > 95... > > > > Do people still think that OSX is going to sufficate or that large > > businesses are going to move towards Linux or other. > > Do I think that businesses *are* going to move? No, not all at once. > Do I think they should? Absolutely. More competition in the > marketplace can only benefit we, the consumers. > > > I keep hearing the X-platform argument a lot lately and I keep thinking > are > > the numbers I'm seeing different to what the others are seeing? 2% of > the > > worlds population is a fair whack of eyeballs don't get me wrong... but > in > > contrast to the other piece... > > > > That being said, if you companyX have an employee who loses their > laptops > > (given laptops are highly visible in most coporations) do you think that > a > > 6months or a year from now, DELL are going to sell new laptops with XP > on > > it? I'd wager they'd move towards the Vista Pearl heheh. > > You're back to saying that "we" should upgrade because we won't be given > the choice. ;) > > > I should mention that maybe the X-Platform plays a role, in that > > macobserver.com reports that Apple Laptops make up 12% of the "Laptop > Market > > Share". > > That reminds me, your "market share" figures up top, what segment do > they represent? Do they include the small server market, where MS has > historically been losing ground to both Linux and BSD? > > > I love the comics, I think they are funny and I too am a bit confused at > > times about the pricing of our Products (heh) but realistically, jokes > > aside, keep it in perspective. > > The pricing is but one concern of many. ;) For example this: > http://tinyurl.com/2dxnph patent application, which to my eyes seems to > be describing a way to divide an operating system into non-logical > chunks, apply some "DRM" magic to prevent circumvention, and sell useful > features at higher prices. Useful features such as the ability to run > "an unlimited number of concurrent applications, up to the capacity of > the hardware". Don't we already have that? Would such a model fly, on > a level playing field? > > -- > Tom Kerr > tjkerr "at" nextstudio.net > > > > -- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.mossyblog.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
