Re: About one-fourth of new corporate computers to get Vista in 2008Q2

[Moshe Goldfarb]

On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:10:15 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:


> Windows Vista: Sold but not deployed


Linux: Free for 10+ years and still languishing at 0.6 percent of the
desktop market. It's 0.8 percent if you listen to the BBC. I think that
number is too high though.

Something is seriously wrong when an operating system and a zillion
applications can't be given away.

Is Linux really *that bad* ?


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[The Ghost In The Machine]

In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Moshe Goldfarb
<brick.n.straw@gmail.com>
wrote
on Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:04:44 -0400
<1liadee26zhw.1l7t5c597cjoj$.dlg@40tude.net>:
> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:10:15 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>
>> Windows Vista: Sold but not deployed
>
>
> Linux: Free for 10+ years and still languishing at 0.6 percent of the
> desktop market. It's 0.8 percent if you listen to the BBC. I think that
> number is too high though.
>
> Something is seriously wrong when an operating system and a zillion
> applications can't be given away.
>
> Is Linux really *that bad* ?
>

Yes, it's absolutely horrid, as everyone well knows (and if
they don't you'll gladly tell them I reckon). That's why
Vista is proceeding at a 4.6 year linear adoption rate,
which for some reason doesn't quite match the 3 year
general depreciation rate.

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Windows just messes with one's head.

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[relic]

The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Moshe Goldfarb
> <brick.n.straw@gmail.com>
> wrote
> on Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:04:44 -0400
> <1liadee26zhw.1l7t5c597cjoj$.dlg@40tude.net>:
>> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:10:15 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Windows Vista: Sold but not deployed
>>
>>
>> Linux: Free for 10+ years and still languishing at 0.6 percent of the
>> desktop market. It's 0.8 percent if you listen to the BBC. I think
>> that number is too high though.
>>
>> Something is seriously wrong when an operating system and a zillion
>> applications can't be given away.
>>
>> Is Linux really *that bad* ?
>>
>
> Yes, it's absolutely horrid, as everyone well knows (and if
> they don't you'll gladly tell them I reckon). That's why
> Vista is proceeding at a 4.6 year linear adoption rate,
> which for some reason doesn't quite match the 3 year
> general depreciation rate.

Obfuscation attempt at its finest.

 

[The Ghost In The Machine]

In comp.os.linux.advocacy, relic
<bogus.relic2@cjb.net>
wrote
on Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:18:26 -0800
<47f26e5f$0$6129$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>:
> The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Moshe Goldfarb
>> <brick.n.straw@gmail.com>
>> wrote
>> on Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:04:44 -0400
>> <1liadee26zhw.1l7t5c597cjoj$.dlg@40tude.net>:
>>> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:10:15 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Windows Vista: Sold but not deployed
>>>
>>>
>>> Linux: Free for 10+ years and still languishing at 0.6 percent of the
>>> desktop market. It's 0.8 percent if you listen to the BBC. I think
>>> that number is too high though.
>>>
>>> Something is seriously wrong when an operating system and a zillion
>>> applications can't be given away.
>>>
>>> Is Linux really *that bad* ?
>>>
>>
>> Yes, it's absolutely horrid, as everyone well knows (and if
>> they don't you'll gladly tell them I reckon). That's why
>> Vista is proceeding at a 4.6 year linear adoption rate,
>> which for some reason doesn't quite match the 3 year
>> general depreciation rate.
>
> Obfuscation attempt at its finest.
>

Perhaps. But clearly Vista is winning, and will win in
2012. By that time Windows 7 (9? 12?) will also be available,
and Microsoft will get its due again -- assuming we haven't
legislated Microsoft as a natural monopoly in the meantime.

(Hey, it worked for Ma Bell for many years.)

Meanwhile, Windows 7 will replace those ancient Linux
server relics (some of which are brand new), improving
performance for everybody and making standards bodies
obsolete -- for who needs standards when one has the
de-facto, time-honored, 90%+ monopoly that is Microsoft?
Everyone's using it.

And don't forget SilverLight, the brand new proprietary
high-performance casual game technology that's destined
to replace Flash.

Microsoft. Where did you want to go today?

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[Moog]

Re: About one-fourth of new corporate computers to get Vista in2008Q2

The Ghost In The Machine illuminated alt.os.linux.ubuntu by typing:

> Perhaps. But clearly Vista is winning, and will win in
> 2012.

Jesus Christ. We're talking about Operating system entering the
Olympics now. Aren't we?

Who gives a shit how many people use what? Who cares whether bloke a
thinks bloke b is a freak because he uses operating syatem y?

All of you twats are freaks.

--
Moog

"If this is gonna be that kinda party I'm gonna stick my dick in the
mashed potatoes"