There is a lot people who have migrated from Windows because of the bug and security holes. The licensing costs also play a big factor as well. But bugs and security holes really do is serve as a catalyst to move.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Lentvorski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Main Discussion List for KPLUG" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Google office (Microsoft officals predict) Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 14:34:13 -0700 > > > On May 5, 2005, at 1:11 PM, gossamer axe wrote: > > > I was actually shocked when they went up against Sony with the xbox > > and now wanting to start with searching. I have to wonder why they > > don't fix the problems with their existing products before taking on > > more. > > Umm, because there is no money in fixing the problems? Seriously, > who is going to buy or not buy Windows because of its bugs? > > While everybody seems to think that bugs are hurting Microsoft, I > would wager that is not true. What is hurting Microsoft is the > fact that Windows costs almost as much as the hardware at the low > end. That's the problem and is causing the hardware manufacturers > to look at moving away from Windows. > > As for xbox, that's probably one of the few smart moves Microsoft > made recently. Consoles have a built-in 3 year upgrade cycle. > That's *much* better than Windows. > > -a > > > -- [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
