On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:35:06 +0000, Roy Schestowitz
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>Have you noticed how Microsoft, along its talking points, blames "netbooks" for
>the slump? Never mention the "L" word...
Standard PR talking points / tactics.
Never give the opposition any press, even if it's bad press.
This is especially true when your particular company is in
trouble.
>Microsoft is dumping Windows for just $5 apiece just because it's
>called "netbook". :-S
Is this Windows XP or Vista?
Surely XP has paid for itself long ago.
Vista, I'm not too certain about that.
>They also chant "Linux killer" in reference to netbooks. They sure get
>the 'memo' from Microsoft. They know where the Beast bleeds. :-)
The problem is complex. People want Windows because that is what
they are comfortable with. Windows however is not, IMHO, the best
choice for net books. It's just too bloated.
Linux is a better choice from what I can tell.
>"We feel a huge threat from Linux" -- Jim Allchin
And rightfully so.
What Linux needs is a good PR firm to get the word out.
>"I am Scared [of GNU/Linux]" -- Jim Allchin
He should start worrying about Apple.
>Replying to "who is Microsoft's biggest competitor now, who would it be?" said
>Ballmer: "Open...Linux. I don't want to say open source. Linux, certainly have
>to go with that."
Currently it's probably Apple on the consumer side and Linux on
the server side
.
>Ozzie made a similar remark some months ago.
Ozzie?
Is that the Lotus guy?
George Barca
georgebarca1981@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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