Ermf. The problem with this comment about "voting with their dollars" is something I see repeated time and time again in govt and business (here in Australia, anyway): M$ is bought by aquisitions people because they don't know anything else exists any more.
That is an important point - to them, there is no competition. M$ sales 'hit teams' get to them and tell them that M$ is the only way - and then they tell the other aquisitions people, and M$ has it's hold in. There are also known graft-takers (one boasted of it in my presence) who avoid telling people about anything but M$.
Yes. Most countries where they have anything resembling monopoly will give much the same result as what has already happened. The findings are applauded here in Australia, for a start. Anywhere else?:) And, my own observations: M$ have a large job market for tech service people....And not all their people use M$. Two of the M$ tech service people I contacted over the past year use Macs - they just work at M$ for rent money.
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That is an important point - to them, there is no competition. M$ sales 'hit teams' get to them and tell them that M$ is the only way - and then they tell the other aquisitions people, and M$ has it's hold in. There are also known graft-takers (one boasted of it in my presence) who avoid telling people about anything but M$.
Where's the free 'voting with dollars' in that?
Yes. Most countries where they have anything resembling monopoly will give much the same result as what has already happened. The findings are applauded here in Australia, for a start. Anywhere else? :) And, my own observations: M$ have a large job market for tech service people. ...And not all their people use M$. Two of the M$ tech service people I contacted over the past year use Macs - they just work at M$ for rent money.