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Microsoft Expects 1 Billion Windows Users by 2010
prostoalex writes "The head of Microsoft Windows client division claimed there will be 1 billion Windows users by 2010, while nowadays there are 600 million of them, Microsoft-Watch reports. 35% of Microsoft's enterprise customers are still running Windows 9x and they are ripe for upgrade. Currently Microsoft's desktop PC market share is at 96%, with the closest rival - MacOS from Apple Computer - being installed on 2.8% of the desktops."
How about: "Over 1 Billion Screwed?"...
"Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true." - Homer Simpson
"your minimum investment into a Macintosh is a $799 eMac, which is more expensive than that $499 Dell"
I have a big problem with this line of thinking. Why are people so unwilling to pay a little more for a product that will last twice as long? My old powermac G4 is 4 1/2 years old and it still runs like new. None of my PC using friends have a computer over three years old. By the time I replace my powermac, it'll be 6 years old and it'll still be working fine. How many PC's continue to run main stream software after 6 years?
And this line of thinking isn't just about computers, people are always looking for the lowest prices, and don't give a damn about quality. Look at the stuff wal-mart sells. None of it is made to last more than a few months (not even their shoes!!!) and people still eat that crap up like candy. People need to realize that it's cheaper in the long-run to pay for higher quality now. It's almost getting to the point where companies can't stay in business selling high quality products, because consumers are willing to spend so much more on low price items that they have to buy over and over again.