After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> How did we all end up with Windows?
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> | The reason they are thrown by this question is typically because they
> | haven't thought about it that way before. In all likelihood, they
> | never actually made a proactive decision to select Windows, in the
> | sense of looking at alternatives and making a conscious objective
> | choice. So how did they end up with it?
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>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/26/microsoft_default_phenomenon/
"Meridio, for example, which overlays a pretty complete set of
compliance capability over the top of SharePoint is constantly having
to explain that when Microsoft ticks the "auditing" box on the
product spec sheet, that doesn't mean that all of your compliance
needs are dealt with."
The Microsoft "checkbox" promise -- We have a check-mark for that
feature. You can turn your brain off now.
"But before we run away with the idea that the Microsoft option is
always just the "good enough" default, we have to be aware that while
it sometimes takes time for the Redmond giant to get there, when it
does, what it comes up with is often very good. Some of the stuff it
is doing in the areas of systems management, business intelligence,
collaboration, and so on shows it can compete with best of breed
players on a function by function basis, not necessarily everywhere,
but in enough places to keep customers on board and gradually expand
that default footprint."
Get the business! Get the business! Get the business!
"In the meantime, the reality is that many vendors have come to the
conclusion that it is not worth trying to fight the Microsoft default
phenomenon -- it's far more effective to just accept and work
around it. Recommind, for example, will happily snuggle its advanced
search engine into a SharePoint environment, and Meridio compliance
functionality is designed to be embedded into Microsoft Office."
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Windows Vista -- Because you want to use your CPU as a toaster
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