[QCLUG] Whats going on with Microsoft

[Tim Shearouse]

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Just the other day I was talking to someone who had "always wanted to try
Linux, but it won't run on Vista." There definitely needs to be more
education on how computers work, the role of the operating system, and what
exactly Linux is. People might be ready to abandon MS, but I don't think
they know how (other than buying Apple products ... but I won't go there).

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Noah Norris <preludelinux@gmail.com> wrote:

> It seems lately there scared of this recession thing
>
> they got rid of 1500 jobs and 3000 more to come.
> they shutdown there zune platform (like we needed another ipod clone) cause
> of 100+ million loss. ( im sure alot more in RnD)
> oddly they got rid of ms flight simulator X  team. ( from what i gathered
> this was actualy something usefull )
> the ready for vista suit could cost billions.
> X-box division is costing billions to forcefully enter the consol market.
> vista costing billions for 5 years of nothing (Rnd was spending this money
> how .... this is expensive and forced them to retool a service pack ...
> windows 7 which could up being the same thing)
> office 2007 forced many gui changes that  people actually refused to want
> to relearn
> ms biggest competiter is themselvs (older versions of there software)
>
> maybe this is so they can give away more windows xp copies on netbooks to
> hinder linux adoption (surprising there discounting sprees have not raised
> another anti-trust hearing)
>
> In times when people have to start thinking about costs and long-term cost
> will linux growth start tripeling (moores law applied to software ?) and
> will this be taking ms main line of income.
> linux seems to taking the whole eco system of everything except the pc at
> the moment by storm from consumer level devices to cell phones ( it would be
> nice if all these devices had to have some type of advertising attached to
> it like "linux inside" so people start associating linux with different
> things. websites that run on linux should do the same. the things linux is
> on and not anyone knows should be clearly marked. ( hey even  google.comshoud have "RUNS ON LINUX" posted somewhere on there clean main page) I
> bring these up cause most people have some type of linux device and will
> never know ...
>
> Ive noticed alot of trends of people mentioning a swith over to linux and
> MS offering big discounts. ( yes they have tons of money but it cant do this
> forever)
>
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