On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Abishek Goda <goda.abis...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > 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. > Yes I do agree. But, whatever the reason for which they started using Windows, now the concern is to make them switch to GNU/Linux. Not much people worry about using pirated copies. But if purchasing is the only option to use Windows, then there is a better chance to see more people using GNU/Linux. > 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. > Yes, that is a much better way. If we can convince our government to make GNU/Linux as the only OS to be taught in schools, the task would be much easier. But this involves lot more complexities like educating the teachers on GNU/Linux. So we can keep doing what is possible at our community level. > > 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! > Accepted! > > Abishek > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > -- நன்றிகளுடன், விக்னேஷ். http://krvignesh.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
