ok, points taken.
but the one thing that people are not lazy about is their money... and when(if)the new pricing policies suggested by MS that coincide with XP (ie. getting rid of flat-fees, etc) combined with the monopolising of all their software appear, i doubt people will be as interested in using them. most people i know moan about their software/internet bills as it is. if they realise they can significantly cut costs just by making people learn something new.... then i'm sure it will become a more viable option.
have you ever tried asking your mum why she uses Windows? Until Linux gets a bit more user friendly and people like Red Hat,etc make their names more household brands then people are going to keep buying Windows. i doubt a lot of people have even heard of Linux, let alone know what it is.
it's good that a lot of smaller businesses are considering putting Linux on their workstations rather than NT/2K but there is still a long way to go before most people will be convinced
the good news though is that all these latest plans by Bill Gates and M$ are definately going to push people away and start thinking about alternatives to the dreaded Windows. People aren't stupid and sooner or later they'll get sick of this, it's just up to Linux developers to make sure there is something there that is user friendly to fall back on.
let's all pray that Nasa's aiming is a darn site better than the military or we'll all be fried:)... time to get those anti-laser suits for my cats i think
another facet to this is one which is a big issue in the UK at the moment: insurance. People are becoming more and more concerned that dna testing/family background and other things can lead to insurance companies upping your health premiums if they determine you to be in a high risk group.
if these things were included in a national database/card scheme and the controllers of this were less than trustworthy with the data they controlled there is a hell of a lot to lose.
i don't want to be paying triple my premiums just because there is hereditary cancer running down my mothers side of the family. there are just too many reasons why a card scheme like this is a bad idea.
surely this is a good thing though? hike the price up and make people pay every time they use a MS template. the ratio of good/horrific websites will change overnight:)
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ok, points taken. but the one thing that people are not lazy about is their money ... and when(if)the new pricing policies suggested by MS that coincide with XP (ie. getting rid of flat-fees, etc) combined with the monopolising of all their software appear, i doubt people will be as interested in using them. most people i know moan about their software/internet bills as it is. if they realise they can significantly cut costs just by making people learn something new .... then i'm sure it will become a more viable option.
have you ever tried asking your mum why she uses Windows? Until Linux gets a bit more user friendly and people like Red Hat,etc make their names more household brands then people are going to keep buying Windows. i doubt a lot of people have even heard of Linux, let alone know what it is.
it's good that a lot of smaller businesses are considering putting Linux on their workstations rather than NT/2K but there is still a long way to go before most people will be convinced
the good news though is that all these latest plans by Bill Gates and M$ are definately going to push people away and start thinking about alternatives to the dreaded Windows. People aren't stupid and sooner or later they'll get sick of this, it's just up to Linux developers to make sure there is something there that is user friendly to fall back on.
let's all pray that Nasa's aiming is a darn site better than the military or we'll all be fried :) ... time to get those anti-laser suits for my cats i think
another facet to this is one which is a big issue in the UK at the moment: insurance. People are becoming more and more concerned that dna testing/family background and other things can lead to insurance companies upping your health premiums if they determine you to be in a high risk group.
if these things were included in a national database/card scheme and the controllers of this were less than trustworthy with the data they controlled there is a hell of a lot to lose.
i don't want to be paying triple my premiums just because there is hereditary cancer running down my mothers side of the family. there are just too many reasons why a card scheme like this is a bad idea.
surely this is a good thing though? hike the price up and make people pay every time they use a MS template. the ratio of good/horrific websites will change overnight :)