__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Tuesday 29 August 2006 17:42 \__
> Peter Hayes wrote:
>> Since nobody seems to have posted it yet..
>>
>> From a post by Jim Polaski in CSMA -
>>
>> http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/08/29/vistapricing/index.php
>>
>> --
>>
>> Peter
>
> Actually, I thought someone had posted it.
The title made it less than apparent. It was something along the logical
lines of Linux desktops or laptops (even preinstalled) cost less than a
complete Vista. And, needless to mention, Linux distributions like SUSE are
far beyond complete and are sometimes supplied by the (smaller) OEM's,
including the one from whom I bought my home machines.
> But here's a related link:
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=125
>
> Quote:
> -----------
> Cheaper, simpler. That's what Microsoft should be doing with Windows.
> Instead, we get 16 different Vista SKUs at Amazon. Sigh.
>
> Robert McLaws noticed too, and thinks the additional license program
> is, shall we say, ill conceived. Actually, he called it "pure and total
> crap," and says, "Microsoft has completely screwed the pooch on an
> outstanding opportunity to get everyone to upgrade to Vista legally and
> inexpensively." Uh-huh.
> ------------
> End quote
A lot has been said about the confusion this fragmentation would cause, so
this opinion is unilaterally agreed upon. I wonder what logic stands behind
all of this. Maybe Microsoft is 'Killing the Goose'.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/browse_frm/thread/941a4bed5f3f11fc/e0a9192d41224968?lnk=gst&q=ballard+killing+the+goose&rnum=1#e0a9192d41224968
http://tinyurl.com/ozkdx
Best wishes,
Roy
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