On Friday 23 June 2006 12:39 pm
Cyber Manic wrote:

> > People will use what comes on their PC most of the time. They also want it
> > to be similar to what all their friends use. Microsoft operating systems
> > got where they are now by nefarious scheming, closed door arm twisting
> > from the Big Dogs at Microsoft and PRELOADS. Not because of technical
> > merit nor ease of installation. Heck, a Microsoft OS install can be a
> > Royal PITA, so that is obviously NOT it.
>
> 	You pointed right, this is my oppinion too.

First off, I am talking about what I /see/ in the market locally in regard to 
what users want and expect. While this is subjective it is also not just my 
opinion. Secondly, I am making a statement of fact which is documented widely 
due to the anti-trust suit against Microsoft several years back. So, that is 
a fact, not opinion. Finally, I have done a LOT of Microsoft OS installs and 
have run into problems with most of them that required more than neophyte 
knowledge to resolve. I did get them all resolved because I am definitely not 
a neophyte. Again, that is subjective fact, not opinion.

> > The gargantuan snowball it has become will finally stop rolling in the
> > plains below and then melt. But that takes time. Eventually a gaggle of
> > Linux penguins, which are just now marching down the snowy slope, will be
> > swimming in the sea left by the melted colossal Microsoft snowball.
>
> 	Not here in Serbia.  Microsof will be piratised here forever. :)

I suppose that is true if you say so and if you live in a country that has no 
laws respecting copyright from other countries like the USA. But the little 
penguins are "free". No need to ever break any law of any country
to use the 
penguin. ;-)

While I consider myself a US patriot and try to use US products whenever 
possible (except for Microsoft of course) I would think people in countries 
other than the USA would not want to keep relying on flaky operating system 
software from a US company. I guess I am wrong in that thought.

Gene Alexander
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