> Ha.. No need for such a "no more" situation.. If Microsoft finds a way to > ban all pirated copies of Windows, thats enough. Except a few corporate > offices and Windows fans, none will be ready to purchase the original > version! Does MS have the guts to do that??
I think many europeans and americans buy their copy of windows. So I want to assume you are talking india (or perhaps south east asia?) Is that the only reason people use windows? MS did a great job of convincing people (and very early on) that windows has the most friendly interface. Most people get started with windows and are not sure if they need to learn another system. "Office has it, so I ll use it here also" kind of an attitude. Unless you catch the kids very early on (around the time they get used to programming, even a wee bit) and introduce them and train them linux, they'd never have enough reasons to make the switch. That said, if MS decides to crack down, I won't be surprised if people start picking vendor PCs (like dell/lenovo/hp) that come with windows bundled as part of the desktop/laptop! Abishek _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
