MS Dissatisfaction High, Users Consider Switching

chriscooper1470 writes "Almost two-thirds of respondents to a recent InternetWeek Reader Question said they are dissatisfied with Microsoft software, and 41 percent of respondents are at least thinking about switching away from Microsoft software. Only 28 percent of users responding to the poll described themselves as satisfied Microsoft customers. There are some great comments at the bottom of the article discussing why people voted the way they did. My favorite quote: 'At the end of the day, I still wish we had a viable alternative. There isn't one -- yet. We'll keep looking.' - Sure."

Comments

Re:Lack of alternatives

[NineNine]

. For instance, the OS X workstation I am typing this on right now was a full $900 cheaper than an equivalently configured Dell box and OS X provides a much more productive environment.

$900 cheaper?? Who, these days, buys a $900 computer, never mind the obviously $900+ beast that you bought. When I buy, I buy the cheapest that I can find with a good quality hard drive, and it's *always* fast enough for what I need. Most people do not do intensive graphics rendering at home, so a $900+ computer is ridiculous.

Your average respondant

[t0ny]

1. Bored secretary, spills orange juice on keyboard. Calls IT department, blames Microsoft.

2. Bored college student. Installed Kazaa, a demo of TRON 2.0, Mozilla's latest beta, and Quicktime on his dad's work computer. Computer starts crashing- blames Microsoft.

3. Average 19-year old Slashdot user, buys the cheapest parts he can find second-hand. Puts it all together, installs a pirated version of XP Home he got from a friend. Computer doesnt work well, but he blames Microsoft (rather than the crappy components he used).