On Saturday 14 March 2009 00:06:50 RBay wrote: > Good grief, you guys don't think Microsoft is making these computers and > software for you, do you? > > This is an enormous industry... When VISTA came out, it made an incredible > amount of money for nearly everybody in the industry... > > 64 MB vs 4 GB.... Pshaw!!! 30 GB hard drives replaced by 500 GB hard > drives... soon to be replaced by 750 GB flash drives that require no moving > parts... > > This is about making money for manufacturers... for Microsoft... for online > retailers... for tech shops and Value Added Retailers all over the world.. > > And you can afford it... > > So quityourbitchin, for it will never go your way... We are all just > players... complaining is OK but it changes nothing... Windows 98 is still > available, but I'll bet no more than 2 percent of this forum use it any > more... > > Sure there is Linux and Unix and Ubuntu... and all that other fluff... but > look at the sales... negligible... and most of you sneak back to WXP or > VISTA and cannot wait for Windows 7 or whatever they decide to call it. > > VISTA kept a lot of computer component manufacgturers alive... and that > benefits you as well... keeps you from becomming bored. > > RayBay
I mostly agree, but I don't think you appreciate the number of people using non-Windows systems. By there vary nature they don't show up as usual sales. I have funny stories of showing people my OpenBSD/KDE laptop and trying to get them to understand its free (yes, yes... but what does it cost?) is a great one. Some people go back to Windows but most don't. I've been helping people leave the Windows world, and have one throw-back, out of at least 8. People are getting the news that they don't have to be dragged places. Obligitory Thinkpad statement: ThinkPads are great with OpenBSD, the other BSDs and I believe Linux as well. ;-) --STeve Andre' _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
