On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:04:16 -0800, The Ghost In The Machine
<ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Aunty Diluvian
><AuntyDiluvian@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
>on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:26:42 -0500
><aa00r2d53nc3994ogenaiudmmt7cn7679l@xxxxxxx>:
>> On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:41:41 +0000, Roy Schestowitz
>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>Global PC shipments grow, but revenue remains flat
>>>
>>>,----[ Summary ]
>>>| The PC industry is running hard, but staying in the same spot.
>>>`----
>>>
>>>http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6150991.html
>>>
>>>Micrososft promised that Vista would fix everything, including the elevation
>>>of cost, spendings and business for hardware manufacturer. They built it,
>>>but nobody comes.
>>
>> Four years ago Linux promised a desktop OS comparable to Windows XP
>> at less cost and capable of running on existing hardware.
>>
>> They slapped it together with some KDE glue but nobody wants it.
>>
>
>How many people really want Vista?
>
In it's present state, nobody.
Like linux, hopefully it will get better with time but alas,
history has a habit......
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