This is just another example of how sensitive the community has become. Whenever someonse says "job cuts" or "stock plumbers" regarding Linux companies, people start jumping conclusions.
I work at a VAR which uses exclusively the SuSE distro, mainly because they have a version for our language (Portuguese, if you must know), and I can install a server from scratch using ReiserFS in under an hour. Just yesterday we received info from SuSE stating prices for the 7.1 release, together with lots of other bits and pieces.
Conclusion: so the US market didn't respond the way SuSE expected... big deal. In Europe (all of Europe, not just Germany and german-speaking countries) SuSE rules!!
With computer literacy increasing every day (young kids treat computers just like any other toy), MS is finding it increasingly difficult to dismay Linux (and other OSes). MS has its place too. I personaly think it shouldn't be as large as it is, but say, 30% of the OS market... and I believe it will happen in the nearby future.
IMHO not necessarily, but they help. By allowing the programmer to focus on its thing - actually programming, not fiddling around with "strange" commands in "strange" editor like emacs - these tools are actually excellent programmer-aids. I've been using Delphi since version 2. I have used all kinds of kinky compilers and RAD tools. Some are rotten, some are good, but I habve NEVER, EVER, seen anything like Delphi. I can scarsely contain my anxiety to see Kylix.
No matter how good your non-MS tools and apps are, there is one thing they will always lack: compatibility. Sure, StarOffice is file-compatible with Office 97, but only now will they release a new version with Office 2000 compatibility. Meaning, the non-MS apps are lagging behind MS!! They react to what MS does. Good grief, even the StarOffice "desktop" looks exactly like the one from a very well known so-called "operating system". So, the key here, is critical mass. When there are enough users out there supporting some kind of open file standard (can anybody spell XML?) , maybe MS is forced to support it too.
I know this is a better chip and all, but my point is this: most of the people I know don't know what the heck to do with all the CPU power of a Celeron 466, let alone one of these. I've seen people buying PIIIs 600, and for what? Actually, running MS Office (argh), and some only to "type the occasional resumé". I mean, I own a Toshiba Portégé 300CT, Pentium MMX 133Mhz, 64Mb RAM, and yes, I admit it, I can actually WORK IN IT doing some heavy compile-test-save-compile... (you get the picture) cycles. Now isn't THAT amazing?
Hmm, all this kinda makes you wander what sort of mindset those Microserfs working for Micro$oft are in. Calling fellow workers "weenies" isn't very polite, is it?
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This is just another example of how sensitive the community has become. Whenever someonse says "job cuts" or "stock plumbers" regarding Linux companies, people start jumping conclusions. I work at a VAR which uses exclusively the SuSE distro, mainly because they have a version for our language (Portuguese, if you must know), and I can install a server from scratch using ReiserFS in under an hour. Just yesterday we received info from SuSE stating prices for the 7.1 release, together with lots of other bits and pieces. Conclusion: so the US market didn't respond the way SuSE expected... big deal. In Europe (all of Europe, not just Germany and german-speaking countries) SuSE rules!!
With computer literacy increasing every day (young kids treat computers just like any other toy), MS is finding it increasingly difficult to dismay Linux (and other OSes). MS has its place too. I personaly think it shouldn't be as large as it is, but say, 30% of the OS market... and I believe it will happen in the nearby future.
IMHO not necessarily, but they help. By allowing the programmer to focus on its thing - actually programming, not fiddling around with "strange" commands in "strange" editor like emacs - these tools are actually excellent programmer-aids. I've been using Delphi since version 2. I have used all kinds of kinky compilers and RAD tools. Some are rotten, some are good, but I habve NEVER, EVER, seen anything like Delphi. I can scarsely contain my anxiety to see Kylix.
No matter how good your non-MS tools and apps are, there is one thing they will always lack: compatibility. Sure, StarOffice is file-compatible with Office 97, but only now will they release a new version with Office 2000 compatibility. Meaning, the non-MS apps are lagging behind MS!! They react to what MS does. Good grief, even the StarOffice "desktop" looks exactly like the one from a very well known so-called "operating system". So, the key here, is critical mass. When there are enough users out there supporting some kind of open file standard (can anybody spell XML?) , maybe MS is forced to support it too.
What about perl?
I know this is a better chip and all, but my point is this: most of the people I know don't know what the heck to do with all the CPU power of a Celeron 466, let alone one of these. I've seen people buying PIIIs 600, and for what? Actually, running MS Office (argh), and some only to "type the occasional resumé". I mean, I own a Toshiba Portégé 300CT, Pentium MMX 133Mhz, 64Mb RAM, and yes, I admit it, I can actually WORK IN IT doing some heavy compile-test-save-compile... (you get the picture) cycles. Now isn't THAT amazing?
...isn't it? Or should Lars & Friends be paid to SHUT UP instead of making a few kick ass guitar riffs??
Hmm, all this kinda makes you wander what sort of mindset those Microserfs working for Micro$oft are in. Calling fellow workers "weenies" isn't very polite, is it?