Hadron Quark wrote:
> "jim" <jim@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> "jim" <jim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:KXVji.11998$K9.2999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> "John Locke" <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:l88093tnsh7s7hmgcmsb2ba4nogvc6vkdo@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:46:53 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
>>>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "But the company behaves like if enough people believe what it says,
>>>> then it's true enough"
>>>>
>>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> ......isn't this the same philosophy that Joseph Gerbils employed ?
>>>> Worked quite well for the Nazis.
>>>
>>> It does work well. It is a brainwashing technique used by governments
>>> and
>>> media houses. If you tell the people anything enough times, they will
>>> start to believe it.
>>>
>>> Microsoft's moves seem to be based on manipulation and the "where we go,
>>> they will follow" schools of thought.
>>>
>>> When is the last time that you saw Microsoft openly asking users for
>>> input before begining a new project?
>>
>> Of course, this give Linux a big advantage. We have seen how their
>> philosophy works and fails. We should invest more in delivering what
>> users want by simply asking them and doing what they ask during BETA
>> testing.
>>
>> Microsoft seems to BETA test only to ramp up it's media guns to deflect
>> the objections of users.
>
> MS, and other real SW companies, BETA test to iron out the bugs. They,
> you see, are aware of the huge diversity of HW out there and that paying
> customers do not like getting buggy, ugly and unusable programs.
>
And Microsoft continues to beta test its software even after selling it to
its dumbed-downed customers. Witness Vista.
Cheers.
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The "Wow" starts now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLqUf4cdwc&eurl=
"No sane person wants Vista, so Microsoft is making sure they have no
choice."
http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit043.html
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