Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Linonut on Tuesday 24 July 2007 12:50 : \____
>
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>> Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote
>>> | "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579
>>>
>>> Acer seems to be moving towards GNU/Linux. They offer some models with Linux
>>> preloaded. How times have changed. Microsoft committed suicide with Vista
>>> (greed and incompetence).
>>
>> I disagree about the suicide part. They've simply shot themselves in
>> the foot, and they may well be developing gangrene even. But the other
>> leg (XP) is fine.
>>
>> By the way, that doesn't stop me from saying, based on recent news
>> (OOXML and Linspire, for example), that Microsoft is a bunch of scumbags.
>
> They have also begun squeezing money out of the Chinese. That's how they can
> sustain cashflow while at the same time reduce their userbase (cost will do
> this).
>
> I'm not sure about OOXML yet. I've just enquired. Many nations and
> organisations support ODF and Microsoft gets exposed whenever it does its
> dirty laundry. This leads to angry letters that reach very high levels in the
> nation. Those who cheat will be named, shamed, and punished. Microsoft's Mafia
> Culture must not be tolerated.
>
If they could squeeze a quid from every Indian and Chinese person, then
they'd be able to sustain their present business model, which is, I'm
fairly sure, what their goal had been. Floss puts an end to that
taxation and lock-in model, though, because with floss, you actually
have to deliver something, rather than forcing usage and payment patters
irrespective of customer requirement.
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