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"Richard Rasker" <spamtrap@linetec.nl> wrote in message news:20030510.22355200@techno.linetec.nl...
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

Not enough to matter. Not enough to matter
even bother with computer mags at all.

There's been plenty of hyping of non MS OSs for decades
now in rags like that and that particular rag too.

> 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 nly 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,

Utterly mindless bullshit.

> though savings are relatively higher for larger organisations.

More utterly mindless silly bullshit.

> So let's hope some of the M$ addicted big shots get to read this...

In your dreams, child.