On 10/9/06, Devdas Bhagat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
No competitors? Let me introduce you to DR-DOS. There were a whole bunch of competitors, who were kept off the PC market by using illegal means.
Thats new information for me.
Please keep in mind that Microsoft does not charge for patching. They do charge for OS upgrades, but not for bugfixes.
Yes. I understand. Though I love linux, trying to learn better and hoping to be good enough to get a job in linux administration, am still a Windows server administrator. I wish soon I would be able to switch to linux. Coming to the point, what I meant is that M$ is not only creating business for themselves but also for others... I read a research article that said its been found that the size, memory and the required processing power to run Windows is too high when compared to the features delivered by it, also called as bloatware, which only means the hardware vendors always have a market to sell whatever they manufacture. This, they say is an understanding between M$ and Intel. If it is true..that is a bad motive.
There is nothing wrong in being after money.
Yes. I agree. But this is valid only as long as they deliver enough value for the money that I pay. I am ready to pay money, give me quality.
Personally, I prefer to let people run what they want. When they have Windows problems, I simply refuse to provide support.
I too believe we don't have to convince people to use linux. But we should definitely tell them what it can do for them. And when they ask questions "hey why not Windows" we do have to explain what's wrong in windows.
-- True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. And in knowing that you know nothing, that makes you the smartest of all. -Socrates Regards, Raj -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
