[mso] Re: Office 2003 Launch in NYC - an OT grumble :VSMail mx3
- From: "Greg Chapman" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:16:50 -0600
Yep, that's an issue. I think they are aware of it and that's why the
footprint is expanding into more and more diverse markets. What is an
X-Box but a device to give Microsoft a footprint in the living room as an
appliance? Mine hosts private Halo parties but it also doubles as the DVD
player downstairs (and it works one hell of a lot better than the
Panasonic DVD system upstairs!).
Linux is here and the secret that Microsoft is waiting for someone to
discover is how you take something that is essentially free and make a
buck from it. That's a serious question. So far, the only people making
money from Linux are hardware makers, technology builders, Linux
repackagers and IT geeks. There are no software development firms who
exclusively develop and sell Linux solutions and are making a killing in
the marketplace. Oracle may have found a solution with its Oracle RAC
product but we'll have to see. Let someone discover the recipe, though,
and I'd bet Microsoft gets all over it.
Apple almost showed the way but even they settled on BSD as the underlying
host for their traditional shell. Can you imagine if Microsoft did
essentially the same thing and put the command structure and Explorer
shells on top of Linux? Have you noticed that all the Linux distros are
trying harder and harder to make that out of the box experience look like
a Windows solution? Of course, few of them are all that attractive because
Windows users can't find their files ("What the hell is /dev/hda1 and why
do I care about it?", said the hapless Linux newbie).
Greg Chapman
http://www.mousetrax.com
"Counting in binary is as easy as 01, 10, 11!
With thinking this clear, is coding really a good idea?"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 12:24 PM
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mso] Re: Office 2003 Launch in NYC - an OT grumble
> :VSMail mx3
>
>
> <<But, you know, you gotta pay if you wanna play!!!<g> >>
>
> I used to say something very similar to this...but now, more
> and more, I'm
> hearing about offices moving over to Linux and Open Office
> and saying they
> refuse to "play" with Microsoft anymore...and some of these
> offices are NOT
> small players...I would think Bill would listen to this...has
> he no concern
> about how the general public is feeling about Microsoft these
> days? He sure
> acts like he doesn't care.
>
>
> Linda F. Johnson, M.A., MOS
> Linda's Computer Stop
> http://personal-computer-tutor.com
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