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Forbes Says Vista Not People Ready

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-is-it-ready-for dept.

Diomedes01 writes "Daniel Lyons has an opinion piece up on Forbes.com about a recent press conference held by Microsoft, and the results are anything but flattering."

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  1. Rejection by kc0re · · Score: 5, Insightful

    People reject OpenOffice and reject even Mac, because they don't know any different. They have been "programmed" to use Microsoft Windows, therefore, until they are told different, they will continue to use Microsoft Windows.

    We can sit around all we want and say stuff like "when people get tired of (malware|viruses|spyware|whateverelse)" they will switch to (Linux|Mac).

    It's just not true. People will switch when they are told to. Nothing else. Until Companies FORCE people to switch, there will be no switching.

  2. Do we care what Lyons says anymore? by tpgp · · Score: 5, Insightful
    After all, he's the author of such 'provocative' articles as Who is Pamela Jones? Linux's Hit Men, Linux? No Thanks. and SCO's 'Smoking Gun'

    He's a troll, and an inconsistent one at that.

    The final paragraph of the linked article
    Why not at least switch to an Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) Mac? Apple's new operating system is stable, reliable and easy to use. The applications are simple, gorgeous and work well together. And they're here. Today. Steve Jobs must be waking up a happy man this morning.
    Really explains alot. I presumed this guy (with his anti IBM, Novell & Linux stance) was an MS shill. Turns out he's just another Apple fanboy.
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  3. Re:My Clinically Inept Siblings by gowen · · Score: 5, Insightful
    He's an fucking fashion designer! What the fuck would he know about computer software?!?!
    He knows that if you suck up to its manufacturer, and let them use you as their publicity bitch, you'll get a serious discount.
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