Wither Microsoft?

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Jeff said:
Linux is about special servers ... Special desktops .
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Specialised? How?

I've installed various distros on various machines
and had fewer problems than with Windows (plus not
having to re-boot four times - that was XP). XP
refuses to recognise the USB ports on my current PC
no matter what I do, but under Linux (it's dual boot),
they are working perfectly.

Lots of Linux apps have crashed on me but not one has
ever fazed the OS. Specialised? I'd call that essential.

I'm guessing you know less about Linux than me (quite
a feat) and are basically flogging some tiresome
misconceptions.


Arnold the Aardvark
 
John Bailo said:
Jeff Relf wrote:



Yes, absolutely. That is the reason that GM beat Ford. They offered
specialiation, tailored to the consumer.
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It's also damn hard to beat "Free!"

Linux is actually more mature in a lot of ways than Windows, since it is
based on Unix which has been around a hell of a lot longer than Microsoft.
It was also designed to be multi-user right from the start whereas Windows
was morphed into some ugly multi-user platform. Just look at the standard
Windows file structure to get an idea of how hodge-podge it really is.
Programs can install anywhere, users can save in multiple locations, there
are few restrictions. And any forced restrictions usually break old legacy
applications.

Then there are the artificial limits imposed by Microsoft, such as Windows
Professional only allowing a max of 10 concurrent connections. Or Microsoft
Access MSDE only allowing 5 concurrent database connections before
_artificially_ degrading. What a crock. And don't forget product
activation!

They should have gotten a clue from what happened to Intuit with TurboTax.
Users don't like being forced to register or limited in their freedom. This
is the main reason open-source is growing so quickly.
 
There is no such thing as Access MSDE, they are seperate products. I'd
check my facts about the rest of the assertions regarding MSDE.

As far as licensing, Macromedia has a forced registration which is probably
the most polite in existence. And I have yet to see any evidence that
either MS or Macromedia is losing customers b/c of it (while I agree that
it's annoying).
 
John Bailo,
I suggest you undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Microsoft is the leader
in every field into which it steps. Recently, Microsoft entered the console
gaming market with its Xbox. It released simultaneously with GameCube,
produced by the veritable longstanding dominater of console gaming,
Nintendo. Xbox shattered all first day sale records despite the simultaneous
release of GameCube. Microsoft easily comes to dominate every market it
enters and the flunctuations in its revenue you spoke of is completely
negligible. Microsoft suffers flunctuations much wider than that constantly.
Come back when you can tell me that Microsoft suffered four consecutive
quarters of losses, a true sign of a faltering company.
 
Fearing a spontaneous XP reboot, Christopher M. Tomaszewski mumbled this incantation:
John Bailo,
I suggest you undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Microsoft is the leader
in every field into which it steps. Recently, Microsoft entered the console
gaming market with its Xbox. It released simultaneously with GameCube,
produced by the veritable longstanding dominater of console gaming,
Nintendo. Xbox shattered all first day sale records despite the simultaneous
release of GameCube.
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I thought Xbox was still second to the PlayStation2.

I clipped most of your crossposting crap. I'm sorry to see you have the
same first name as myself.
 
Christopher said:
John Bailo,
I suggest you undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Microsoft is the
leader
in every field into which it steps. Recently, Microsoft entered the
console gaming market with its Xbox. It released simultaneously with
GameCube, produced by the veritable longstanding dominater of console
gaming, Nintendo. Xbox shattered all first day sale records despite the
simultaneous release of GameCube. Microsoft easily comes to dominate every
market it enters and the flunctuations in its revenue you spoke of is
completely negligible. Microsoft suffers flunctuations much wider than
that constantly. Come back when you can tell me that Microsoft suffered
four consecutive quarters of losses, a true sign of a faltering company.
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And the XBox is still a money-loser for the company. In fact, most all of
their ventures (save for Windows and Office) are money-losers. Thankfully
for MS, every time someone buys a PC -- whether they want or use the
version of Windows that comes with it -- MS gets a chunk of change. So,
what we have here, really, is a situation where OS & Office buyers are
subsidizing XBox and the on-line services.
 
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