From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

"Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
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> Antti,
>
>> Well Linux for sure won't be a factor unless Vista delays another 5 years
>> (not too unlikely it seems ). Just look at the posts in .linuxhelp:
>> almost without exception, for each and every question the answer contains
>> command line and/or config files. That just doesn't fly. What flies is
>> anything preinstalled in the most standard computers available from your
>> local store, and I think MS is pretty strong there.
>
> I'm not too sure about that anymore.

I'm only "sure" because I'm sceptical of human nature. If people
had any sort of tendency to think, I'd vote with you, but, alas, I think MS
will clear the table in the end. The more obnoxious and incredibly stupid
their systems get, the more they will sell.


> Basically I would still say Windows  for the desktop and Linux/BSD for the
> servers. But now another factor is  moving in: WGA. Not just the annoying
> part of it but also it's intended  part: denying access to those that
> haven't paid for their copy. What would  be a logical route when Windows
> denies access to your Windows  installation? Paying for your copy or
> looking at another, but this time  real, free solution? I installed Ubuntu
> in a VM and it just couldn't be  easier. For those that email, browse and
> use a wordprocessor once in a  while, there will hardly be any difference
> with their current Windows  installation.

...except for games.


> What do you think will be the next move of all those millions users in
> Asia, where you can buy a 'copy' of Windows for a few dollars, wrapped and
> packed, when they find out that, as soon as they connect to the internet,
> their copy becomes unusable? What will those big baskets outside
> computerstores and supermarkets contain in the near future?

XP and newer. No reason why W95 couldn't sell another 3000 million pirated
copies over the next 60 years. Also, I wouldn't be at all surprised if
something new came from China, like a "Chindows", that could run
windows apps.


Happy to be proven wrong in time, though - I'll attend the Vista burials at
my own cost and sing along all night with the rest of you ;-)


Antti Kurenniemi

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