From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Tony Williams"  wrote in message
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> Antti Kurenniemi wrote:
>> "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
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>>
>>>>You need to play with vista a bit..
>>>>
>>>
>>>If it's too obnoxious then it won't sell. It's not like there aren't any
>>>viable alternatives.
>>
>>
>> It's got a cool UI, so it will sell. Period. People buy anything that
>> looks neat and does stupid things like see-through, automatically
>> expanding on mouseover -icons and such. I'm very worried that it will
>> actually be sold more than XP, and to all the wrong people.
>
> Fair point when it comes to home systems, but even so there's a limit to
> what people will put up with. I suppose it's a matter of public awareness
> and the public is getting more savvy when it comes to computers.
>
>

It's easy for them to do. New systems will only come pre-loaded with Vista
and eventually newer ( must have ) devices will have drivers that only work
with the new operating system. Instant obsolescence. It  may take up to
five years or so to snag the diehards but eventually most will be forced to
succumb.

I'd like to see a scenario where Linux puts up some strong obstacle to that
scenario but so far it hasn't happened and the world wide attempt at DRM
legislation looks like it's strengthening which could blunt any impact
Linux might have ( software thru legislation )

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