On Wed, 2002-12-11 at 16:36, fooler wrote: > everything is part of their business strategy paolo... no doubt that they > can easily create a stable, secured and featureful softwares... but hey, if > they will do this, no more upcoming versions because it is already stable, > secured and featureful... meaning no more $$$... they gradually improve > their software and as long as they are 1 step ahead from their competitors > just to stay on top in the business... >
the case is, they're not 1 step ahead of competition because basically: 1) there is very little or no competition when it comes to desktop OSes and 2) other operating systems (like Linux, and other *nixes) have far better features than theirs. if they're so smart, then why dont their OSes improve on the parts which make it crash a lot? sure u'd say its for technical support, but then hey, that doesnt mean they're one step ahead of the competition. sure, linux is "competing" in the desktop realm just because there are some people who are using it, and the growth of the number of users using linux on their desktop is increasing (i *think*). but they (M$) have a nameless, faceless enemy/competitor in the form of a techinically sound and superior OS produced by brilliant minds not working for them. but then, does this mean they're still 1 step ahead of the competition, when the people working on linux _seem_ to be far better based on output than their own group of developers. well, this is IMHO. ;) -- -=[mikhail]=- _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
