Sermo Malifer stated in post gmv7qs$oe5$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 2/11/09 12:10
PM:
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>>> That's a real stretch. Zune and iPod are competing hardware, Linux is a
>>> free OS. Either company could easily run their hardware on Linux.
>>
>> He is *clearly* in reference to Windows, OS X, and Linux...
>
> I didn't need you to tell me what he was in reference to.
Correct: you did not *need* me to correct you... you could have stewed in
your ignorance. We are in agreement.
>> the only three
>> OSs with *any* relevance on the desktop.
>
> In your limited viewpoint.
I look forward to your contrary support... you know, something more than a
knee-jerk denial.
>>>> Microsoft gets most of its profits from Windows and Office,
>>>> but these are threatened by Google, Linux, OS/X, and others.
>>>
>>> That's true.
>>
>> Office is not, yet, really threatened. Nor Windows. There are cracks in
>> MS's stranglehold in those markets though. Heck, OS X has taken a nice
>> slice of the desktop market (and Linux a really nice slice of the server).
>
> OS X spends most of its time running M$ Office. Run along back to CSMA.
Your comments about OS X are ignorant.
>>>> So Microsoft has been attempting to expand into other areas (Mobile,
>>>> Zune, Xbox, Search...), knowing full well that if you stand still you
>>>> decline.
>>>>
>>> That's true too.
>>
>> They have not had much success in other areas. They are struggling to
>> re-invent themselves.
>
> They've had more success in those areas than Apple has accrued during its
> entire existence.
I look forward to your support!
> I encourage them to leave the operating system business
> and pursue those interests, which are, among other things, selling
> applications to Mac users!
I am sure they will take your comments under advisement. :)
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