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Article #23Re: Software and hardware monopoly is bad
From: Richard Rasker
Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 22:35
Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 22:35
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On 5/10/03, 11:58:04 PM, "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote: > N. Thornton <bigcat@meeow.co.uk> wrote in message > news:a7076635.0305100850.76b778b7@posting.google.com... > > Derk Gwen <derkgwen@HotPOP.com> wrote > >> IMHO the more muckysoft moves away from what the buyer > >> wants, the more people will turn to linux and other OSes. > >> Not if you can change what buyers want. > >> Which is the purpose of advertising. > > But I dont think advertisers will fool all the people all the time. > You dont need to do that, just convince enough of the people enough of the time. > No one, least of all MS, gives a shit about few percent of the potential > customers choosing to use something else. That will always happen > anyway just because enough will refuse to use what everyone else uses. > > Awareness grows apace on this. > Bullshit. Well, perhaps this one could change a few minds: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,110634,00.asp And for those who read German: http://www.soreon.ch/ Unfortunately, the comprehensive paper is not available online (it's apparently not open source). People who register at Soreon's site, will only get access to a sample of the text - in German that is. The study seems to indicate that using Linux/OpenOffice *always* results in cost reduction compared to using Microsoft software, though savings are relatively higher for larger organisations. So let's hope some of the M$ addicted big shots get to read this... Richard Rasker -- Linetec Translation and Technology Services http://www.linetec.nl/
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