__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 07 July 2006 06:32 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> B Gruff <bbgruff@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> If this guy is even half right, we really are wasting our time here other
>> than to exchange pleasantries - from what he says/concludes, all that
>> remains to be done in the advocacy area is a little advertising!
>>
>> http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=7150
>>
>> OVERALL RATING
>> Target Audience: Enterprise customers
>> Features: Excellent
>> Performance: Excellent
>> Hardware Support: Excellent
>> Usability: Excellent
>> Management: Excellent
>> Documentation: Excellent
>>
>
> I've had the view for some time now that we're well past the tipping
> point. A few years ago, this could probably have been prevented from
> happening, /but/, it would've required MS to give up their lock-in
> model, and instead, they've decided to squeeze as hard as they can on
> their remaining customers. Clearly, the harder they squeeze, the more
> customers will pop through to the other side, but they'll still have
> many "loyal" customers left, it'll be an exponential decay for a long
> time.
>
> As you say, the nature of advocacy has shifted completely now, but this
> surely explains the reaction of our trolls to the good work of our two
> Roys. Even the trolls must be aware that the game is up.
Thanks for the compliment there, Mark. And, yes, the trolls are demoralised
when reading this group. Either they unsubscribe or they spend their time
elsewhere. Being in this newsgroup no longer gives them a fake sensation of
being winners, merely riding on the back of somebody's else's success (or
payroll).
Speaking of which, I think Digg is slowly transformed into Slashdot 2.0. I
manage to sneak about 5 Linux stories into the front page, per day. This
must make it rather miserable site for Windows fanboys to hang out in.
Best wishes,
Roy
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