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____/ The Ghost In The Machine on Wednesday 23 July 2008 14:50 : \____
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:43:07 +0000
> <2512539.4T4PMJDr7b@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>> Microsoft fights back, but does it have enough ammo?
>
> This from the company who routinely shoots themselves in the foot?
>
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>> | I'm afraid Microsoft may be spending its money in the wrong way.
>> | I understand its desire to improve Vista's perception, and it
>> | makes total sense. But if it can't coax XP users to come to
>> | Vista, I don't see the point. As Vista's success shows, Microsoft
>> | is fully capable of selling Vista to users who are ready and
>> | willing to upgrade,
>
> Or to OEMs whose machines will sit on shelves. ;-)
>
>> | but it still hasn't been able to provide compelling reasons for
>> | users and companies who rely on XP to switch to Vista.
>> |
>> | And unfortunately, I don't think it can.
>> `----
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>>
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-9996495-17.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
>>
>
> And this after more than six years in development.
>
> [rest snipped]
Development of tactics to stifle competition. Why improve? It's cheaper to
sabotage.
- --
~~ Best of wishes
Microsoft loves competition.
"Fucking Eric Schmidt is a fucking pussy. I’m going to fucking bury that guy, I
have done it before, and I will do it again. I’m going to fucking kill
Google."
--Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO
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