Well, I teach at a university part time. I counsel students. I see what is going on. But we also serve a three county industrial area that also serves a very large military family. I think I have a pretty good idea of how few, really, are using software other than Windows...
Microsoft doesn't seem too threatened. Nobody but Ubuntu is really making any money or changing the industry. Look at Microsoft Sales. Then look at anybody else. Look at the countries in Europe that abandoned Windows in exchange for versions of Linux... not much of a dent there, either. ________ The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money. .. ... .... ..... ...... ....... ........ Margaret Thatcher On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 9:23 PM, STeve Andre' <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
