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Re: [News] Two Types of People Will Use Vista

  • Subject: Re: [News] Two Types of People Will Use Vista
  • From: "DFS" <nospam@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:36:40 -0500
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: BellSouth Internet Group
  • References: <2113916.dDl6yucs9t@schestowitz.com> <FdmdnfV87o5JFTDYnZ2dnUVZ_uXinZ2d@speakeasy.net>
  • Xref: ellandroad.demon.co.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:481517
John Bailo wrote:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Well, tell us what you REALLY think (about Vista)
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> A prominent journalist told me at CES, "There are only two peoplewho
>>> will use Vista: Those forced to when they buy a new PC, and those
>>> who will upgrade in 5 years".
>> `----
>>
>> http://hackersblog.itproportal.com/?p=500
>
> Haven't we discussed this ad nauseam?

Sure, but the year is still young.

It's just some "prominent journalist's" silly opinion.  I'm sure other 
"prominent journalists" in 1990 said Win 3.1 would be a bust.



> Microsoft is a monopoly.   All it has to do is demonstrate that it can
> deliver things that Linux can, sort of, in a few years.

They missed that over in the Ubuntu camp, where they're busy looking to 
Vista for inspiration: "Vista is introducing alot of new features and I'm 
pretty sure we can (or will very shortly) replicate most of those features 
in Ubuntu."

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-161670.html



> Vista is FUD.

Vista is a huge, bloated, long-awaited, overpriced new Microsoft desktop OS, 
with many new features and apps and technologies.  I think it will be nice, 
if you have the hardware for it.


> It is yet another attempt, like SCO, to cast doubt about alternatives
> to Windows by saying "look, see, you can get this nice Window upgrade
> and hang on to all your old code".

It happens to be true.  And, it's the same argument made by many OSS 
products: "Look, you can use your MS documents in our OSS app!"



> Vista proves you can fool 99 percent of the people 99 percent of the
> time, because these old tricks have worked for them time and time
> again.

Then they're not tricks.



> If you want a better Operating System, get a better brain first.

First look deep within yourself, Jabba.



> Then you'd know the difference between what is, and what really is.

People don't care much about Windows; they care about apps and hardware and 
games and music.




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