Home Messages Index
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
Author IndexDate IndexThread Index

Re: Window 7: A New / Second Vista?

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

____/ Fritz Wuehler on Friday 04 September 2009 16:02 : \____

> http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_37/b4146020996347.htm
> 
> "But even the software giant has tried to tamp down expectations for
> the new operating system"
> 
> In other words: my 'Windows 7, I HATE IT ALREADY' campaign is bearing
> fruit. Windows 7 will be another dud and its release will NOT result in
> another PC upgrade cycle. Businesses will all but ignore Windows 7 and
> most uptake will come from consumers. This would be disastrous for
> Microsoft's credibility in the marketplace.
> 
> I wonder what M$ will come up with after the failure of Windows 7, a
> Windows XP Second Edition? I'm pretty sure another incremental Vista
> update won't cut it with Wall Street so they'll have to try something
> radical. How about porting the Windows UI to Linux or (more likely)
> FreeBSD? Might work, but far from certain.
> 
> Windows 7, I HATE IT ALREADY!!!

Why not be sympathetic about it? I mean, Microsoft's profits have fallen by a
third for two consecutive quarters and Vista 7 will ensure this trend
continues. Hopefully Captain Zune will save Microsoft...

- -- 
                ~~ Best of wishes

Roy S. Schestowitz      |    "Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector"
http://Schestowitz.com  |     GNU/Linux     |     PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
Swap:  4088500k total,   417880k used,  3670620k free,   264040k cached
      http://iuron.com - next generation of search paradigms
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)

iEYEARECAAYFAkqhLr0ACgkQU4xAY3RXLo7nmgCdHi4bwh204ZmNBTC8d+QUyvRG
ZGkAn1Fv9EX4slPIv6qb/HMk+41eSK5J
=l5Bm
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
Author IndexDate IndexThread Index