Couldn't agree more. Some here suggest it will be a pain for some users in SK. And no doubt yes. But no pain, no gain right?
MS will never pull their trigger on this. But they've uttered their stupid line and now they've stirred a bunch of IT, teens, game players to move away from MS.
MS made a mistake by bringing this up. Yes gaming is huge in Korea. And Win survives in many teen's home because of games. By MS daring to threaten to pull out of Korea (MS will never do it btw), people will see a potential bigger gaming market on OSS/OSX in Korea. This will motivate people to invest more energey into improving gaming experience on OSS/OSX, chipping away at one of the few pillars still holding up MS. Ever heard of an online game called Lineage? They have downloads for Win AND OS X.
MS really made a dumb mistake here. MS retracting the statement won't help either. Patriotic geeks in Korea will remember this next time they pull our their wallet or recommend their friends/family what pc to get.
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Hyundai doesn't automatically mean low quality product anymore. IMHO :)
Couldn't agree more.
Some here suggest it will be a pain for some users in SK. And no doubt yes. But no pain, no gain right?
MS will never pull their trigger on this. But they've uttered their stupid line and now they've stirred a bunch of IT, teens, game players to move away from MS.
Yes, flawed assumption on your part.
Computer companies sell boxes with Win and probably office bundled which are paid for. Piracy in Korea? Yes, but same thing everywhere else...
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MS made a mistake by bringing this up. Yes gaming is huge in Korea. And Win survives in many teen's home because of games. By MS daring to threaten to pull out of Korea (MS will never do it btw), people will see a potential bigger gaming market on OSS/OSX in Korea. This will motivate people to invest more energey into improving gaming experience on OSS/OSX, chipping away at one of the few pillars still holding up MS. Ever heard of an online game called Lineage? They have downloads for Win AND OS X. MS really made a dumb mistake here. MS retracting the statement won't help either. Patriotic geeks in Korea will remember this next time they pull our their wallet or recommend their friends/family what pc to get.