MS Dissatisfaction High, Users Consider Switching

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday October 12, 2003 @07:41AM from the fish-in-a-barrel dept.

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."

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Re:Lack of alternatives by NineNine · 2003-10-12 08:50 · Score: 1, Flamebait

. 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.