On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Dos-Man 64 <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, they are really spineless down there. Seriously, how can you > have such an overwhelming percentage of your user base that is at > least 3 versions behind the current version? It's as if everyone is > still driving around in pintos and novas... I would have killed of xp > a while ago (it is a monopoly after all.)
Don't mistake the monopoly for a slavish dependence on big-business IT departments. To the average user, it's a total monopoly. If some big company like IBM or a large federal agency like the IRS or the armed forces decides that Vista is too slow and will cost too much to upgrade to, then Microsoft is in a pretty pickle! That's around 100,000 licenses that will not be sold - period. With so many IT departments deciding to skip Vista, Microsoft was left in a very tight spot. For all their monopoly, they are still drug around by the ear by all the big-businesses they cater to. Even with their monopoly, they can only survive deficit quarters for so long before something has to give. -- Registered Linux Addict #431495 For Faith and Family! | John 3:16! http://www.fsdev.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
