__/ [ HardWyrd ] on Wednesday 25 April 2007 10:31 \__
> On Apr 24, 5:42 pm, Ian Hilliard <nos...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Aunty Diluvian wrote:
>> > On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:26:57 -0700, John Locke
>> > <johnlocke98...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >>>| The Chinese government has been encouraging the use of open-source
>> >>>| software to generate the growth of the domestic IT industry and to
>> >>>| minimise dependence on expensive software, and companies which
>> >>>| supply them, such as Microsoft.
>>
>> >>That's it in a nutshell. Its called reality. But Microsoft doesn't get
>> >>the big picture. And boy is it a BIG picture.
>>
>> > ".....doesn't get the BIG picture"?
>>
>> > Microsoft IS the BIG picture. They are the reason to own a computer.
>> > Without them what would you Linux cheerleader-girls do.
>>
>> > Without MS the computer you are using would be an abacus
>> > and you would still be sitting in your Moms basement.
>>
>> The reason we have PC's is because IBM permitted the architecture to be
>> remain open. This meant that there was competition providing PC's and
>> hence there was the best bang per buck.
>>
>> Microsoft has been riding on the coat tails of the PC's success.
>> Unfortunately, Microsoft has gotten greedy and has more or less killed the
>> IT industry by stripping all the money that should have gone into R&D and
>> put it into its own pockets. Even worse than that, because Microsoft
>> simply steals other's ideas, it is not possible to get venture capital to
>> develop a new product for the computer mass market.
>>
>> The only way that that balance can be restored is if no one owns the OS.
>> Then and only then can there be true competition in the computer industry.
>> Currently, Linux is the best candidate for providing OS freedom that is
>> needed to breath life back into to the computer industry.
>>
>> Those that are happy with the status quo are those that are happy with
>> software engineers earning less than labourers.
>>
>> Ian
>
>
> Exactly. Products will also be preferred on how creative the dev teams
> will be at incorporating features, plus how fast the devs will respond
> to software issues. Current proprietary products doesn't even put much
> consideration into what the end users think or need.
it relates to /control/ as a consideration. Development in the proprietary
world is guided by the needs (short- and long-term) of an organisation and
this is made possible owing (or due) to lockins. On the contrary, when the
user is in control, the vendors must please the clients.
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