Perhaps your area is different. I'll not say that non-windows use is huge, but its only growing. Firefox has turned a lot of people on to the open source world, as has Open Office. This population is not going to diminish.
There is a coming apocalypse for Windows. Conficker is a good example of whats coming. People will be changing. But enough of that on this list. --STeve Andre' On Saturday 14 March 2009 00:31:13 RBay wrote: > 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
