__/ [ Philip ] on Tuesday 12 December 2006 20:41 \__
> The way I read this is is that Vista will reduce IT productivity.
> Forcing US businesses to hire 100,000 workers to roll out a new OS with
> minor improvements and maintain their current levels of vendor support.
>
> "The report, which was done by research firm IDC and commissioned by
> Microsoft"
>
> http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196603200
They try to make it seem like Microsoft is a poor sod as everyone but
Microsoft makes money. Moreover, this neglects to mention alternatives. See
the corresponding 'study' which was delivered to Europe in order to
discredit Kroes and her agency.
IDC pronounces Linux unimportant to European economy
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| A recent IDC white paper on the economic impact of Microsoft's super
| soaraway new Vista operating system seems to be lacking one crucial
| ingredient -- other operating systems.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34542
I am surprised that it actually reaches the media. To quote something I saw
yesterday, this comes to show how the "MS pockets" still control mainstream
media. This is propaganda.
Lastly, an O/S that 'creates' many jobs is a poor O/S that's expensive to
maintain.
Best wishes,
Roy
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