I know im going to be flamed out of my mind but...
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Microsoft Loses
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When you consider everything MS has done to improve computing, no one would be happy to hear this verdict. Microsoft brought the computer to the masses, enhancing productivity and the usability of PCs. They actualy made it so EASY to use that even my 6 year old sister figured out how to use Win95 in a few hours. I doubt anyone can say that they prefer any pre-MS computers to a PC with Windows on it.. Do you even consider how many corporations rely on MS products for all of their operations? Their success would be impossible if the only available tools they had was a "superior OS" which they had to learn a ~200 page manual before being able to use effectively. About this browser thing.. imagine you were totally clueless about computers, and just booted to your OS. The first thing many in this age would want to do is hop on the Web.. but oh no! theres no browser! How many of your parents know enough about computers to configure a dialup and then FTP to get a working browser? Integrating IE to Windows is FAR from "abuse of their monopoly powers," just a way to help people out: TO HELP THE CONSUMER.
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When you consider everything MS has done to improve computing, no one would be happy to hear this verdict.
Microsoft brought the computer to the masses, enhancing productivity and the usability of PCs. They actualy made it so EASY to use that even my 6 year old sister figured out how to use Win95 in a few hours. I doubt anyone can say that they prefer any pre-MS computers to a PC with Windows on it..
Do you even consider how many corporations rely on MS products for all of their operations? Their success would be impossible if the only available tools they had was a "superior OS" which they had to learn a ~200 page manual before being able to use effectively.
About this browser thing.. imagine you were totally clueless about computers, and just booted to your OS. The first thing many in this age would want to do is hop on the Web.. but oh no! theres no browser! How many of your parents know enough about computers to configure a dialup and then FTP to get a working browser? Integrating IE to Windows is FAR from "abuse of their monopoly powers," just a way to help people out: TO HELP THE CONSUMER.
Just my two cents...