Re: [IMail Forum] RE:off-topic: Microsoft

[tom farrell]

Hi...

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    How about only ONE posting on this topic from each participant?
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> I can guarantee that if the linux folks had put out
> an OS that was basically nonliterate useable that
> their share of the market would be much larger than
> it is now.

The failure of the Mac to win much of a marketshare during the DOS 
and Win3.1 days point out the possible problems (to put it politely 
and mildly) with this point of view.

> I understand that there are some 35 different linux
> based OS systems out there.  Microsoft is only Win 3.1,
> Win95, Win98, and NT.

If by "different systems" you mean systems as different as Win3.1 and 
WinNT, then there is only one linux out here.

> This whole discussion needs to be looked at from the
> timid money laden side

I don't know about the whole discussion, but certainly the key to 
much of MicroSoft's market dominance is tied to this area.

tom farrell      <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
pojoaque valley schools
pojoaque  nm  87501
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