On 2007-07-11, Hadron Quark <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A lot of "press" stay alive by taking income from advertisers which have
> no link to the articles they cover. Think daily newspaper.
Daily newspapers are in serious financial trouble these days.
At least in the USA.
>
>> security problems at Microsoft deepen, more and more people will take the
>> plunge into Linux anyway. The important thing for Linux advocates to do is
>> ensure that the Internet doesn't get subverted so that it in effect belongs
>> to Microsoft.
>
> Err, right.
Ian is correct. The biggest reason after cost for Windows to move toward Linux
is security. Microsoft has bungled every attempt it has made to secure Windows
and there is nothing to indicate that this will change in the future.
Microsoft isn't interested in *freedom* they wish to control things by
controlling the *standards* that only they can dictate and develop.
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