On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:59:07 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> for the record, I do not believe or suggest there is a management
> conspiracy here, but I do suspect that the media's reaction was
> unnatural. I watch many feeds and never before have I seen such a
> /flood/ of misleading headlines and insults (yes, some headlines
> generalised and even insulted). The closest thing to this which I can
> recall was in May last years when Microsoft issued patent threats
> against FOSS. The media added _A LOT_ of unnecessary drama. I wasn't
> alone in noticing this. Even scientists published some things about how
> it was orchestrated.
>
I didn't notice that the media's reaction was hostile to Linux, but I did
notice that this announcement by WalMart got a surprising amount of
coverage. I think that reflects the fact that journalists, as well-
educated users of technology, recognize that the desktop market is up for
grabs. Vista is widely perceived as a dud while OS X is a big hit, and
Linux is advancing steadily and getting a lot of good press in technical
publications. Who knows where all that will lead?
I sometimes get frustrated about the situation with Ubuntu. On the one
hand, it is an excellent OS, more stable than Windows, faster on
comparable hardware, and with a better UI. But when I run across a
broken driver in the repository, that _wasn't_ broken in the previous
version, it gives me pause...
Charlie
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