What has MS really done? I use Linux, Unix, Informix, Windows98/NT, and I happen to like what MS does! They are the leaders in consumer Operating Systems because 1) good marketing and sound business practices (let's face it, isn't it every company's goal to eliminate the competition!) 2) They are able to offer HIGH QUALITY (for mass consumer use) products at low to no cost! Sure for everyone Windows may not be the best way to go, but as far as teh average consumer is concerned what is easier to use and faster to learn - Windows. My grandmother couldn't figure Linux out, let alone Unix! I couldn't imagine it!
All I'm trying to say is "Stop being ignorant and look at it from the point of view of the average consumer who doesn't care what they are buying as long as it runs the INDUSTRY STANDARD software, and is easy to use"! Every company tries to do what MS did, stop competition. Every company says what MS execs did (ie "We need to kill Netscape."). If you think MS is blood thirsty, yes they are, but so is Sun, Texas Instruments, Texaco, Ogden, Gateway, anyone that really wants to do business!
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What has MS really done? I use Linux, Unix, Informix, Windows98/NT, and I happen to like what MS does! They are the leaders in consumer Operating Systems because 1) good marketing and sound business practices (let's face it, isn't it every company's goal to eliminate the competition!) 2) They are able to offer HIGH QUALITY (for mass consumer use) products at low to no cost! Sure for everyone Windows may not be the best way to go, but as far as teh average consumer is concerned what is easier to use and faster to learn - Windows. My grandmother couldn't figure Linux out, let alone Unix! I couldn't imagine it!
All I'm trying to say is "Stop being ignorant and look at it from the point of view of the average consumer who doesn't care what they are buying as long as it runs the INDUSTRY STANDARD software, and is easy to use"! Every company tries to do what MS did, stop competition. Every company says what MS execs did (ie "We need to kill Netscape."). If you think MS is blood thirsty, yes they are, but so is Sun, Texas Instruments, Texaco, Ogden, Gateway, anyone that really wants to do business!