Re: Microsoft brand is in deep decline

On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:55:29 +0100, Hadron wrote:

> "DFS" <nospam@dfs_.com> writes:
>
>> Christopher Hunter wrote:
>>
>> We can always count on Chris Hunter for some howlers.
>>
>>
>>> They are losing both - "market penetration" of M$ in (for example)
>>> China is effectively zero. China is possibly the /biggest/ market on
>>> the planet. Now that Dell, HP, Asus and many other manufacturers have
>>> told M$ that they're not going to comply with the illegally
>>> restrictive marketing methods that M$ have hitherto employed.
>>
>> Did they now? We missed the memo.
>>
>>
>>
>>> The biggest selling laptop on the planet right now (the Asus EEE) runs
>>> Xandros Linux. This was a deliberate decision - partly because it
>>> made the product much cheaper without the M$ licence, and partly
>>> because the Xandros OS just works better on that hardware.
>>
>> According to Asus, the public demands Windows on the EeePC.
>>
>> http://blog.laptopmag.com/eee-pc-to...-style#more-544
>>
>> It's nothing new - the world has always chosen "expensive" Windows over free
>> Linux.
>
> Crikey. You're right.
>
> ,----
>| Will you be sticking with the Xandros operating system for future Eee
>| PCs that aren˘t running Windows?
>|
>| I think most of the people are demanding a form of Windows, but others
>| appreciate the Linux. We will stick with both and we will continue to
>| work with Xandros for the Linux operating system.
> `----
>
> Christopher Hunter is another one of those "I can do it better"
> types. Constantly showing off how he used to work for .... MS!
>
> Himself and Richard Rasker should share a room and compare war
> stories. They could invite Liarnut along to bore them to tears with
> stuff like "different programmers program at different rates" and "vim
> meets my needs".

You owe me a virtual glass of wine.
Mine just went flying!

Good one!!
--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/