Tuesday, August 21, 2007

It's a Windows world? Nope, sorry.

Apparently some dude named Jame at APC thinks it is a Windows world.

James, clearly, you haven't done enough research. Google is the leader in searches with about 55% of all searches. MSN is a staggering 9%.

http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/013595.html

And Yahoo! has twice the hits of Hotmail. Most hotmail customers were customers before Microsoft took over.

http://weblogs.hitwise.com/leeann-prescott/2007/05/gmail_traffic_up_17_since_open.html

As for desktop market share, we're gaining a lot.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5492399.html

Also, Vista doesn't look or act anything like XP, therefore making one argument of yours invalid.

http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/08/14/windows-vista-complaints-department/

http://keznews.com/2558_Microsoft_partner__Vista_less_secure_than_XP

http://lifehacker.com/software/ask-the-readers/six-months-later-windows-vista-regret-278746.php

Three's enough, right? People don't like Vista.

Also, though it sounds like bashing, it's complaints about how Microsoft is shoved down people's throats. On top of that, they "sell" you a product that you are authorized to use under circumstances that Microsoft alone decides. These terms are also subject to change by Microsoft. Don't believe me? Read the EULA, like you should have when you installed.

http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/420

http://download.microsoft.com/documents/useterms/Windows%20Vista_Ultimate_English_36d0fe99-75e4-4875-8153-889cf5105718.pdf

You are referring to GNU/Linux, I assume, when you implicate that it "has the flexibility of titanium." Call me crazy, or a "fan-boy", or a geek, or whatever, but the ability to modify software (including the OS) on your own implies to me the flexibility of mercury. Also, it has the same capabilities as your precious Windows. However, my price: free. Of course, you can be happy that you just got a flesh thermometer by Microsoft because you just paid $800 or more for the OS and office. Not to mention the fact that I can still alter all of my software and make it look and feel just the way I want to. Then, I can legally distribute that to other people to help them have a better user experience. Free. Freedom.

Don't tell me that I'm switching to Vista. I'm not. I have the choice, and my choice is to use GNU/Linux. I have that freedom to choose that I will buy a system that doesn't have Vista on it. And the number of GNU/Linux preinstalled computers is rising. Why do you think Microsoft started their FUD campaign, "Get the Facts?" They see GNU/Linux as a threat to their monopoly.

http://lxer.com/module/db/index.php?dbn=14

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/41360/41360.html

I've done all of the actual research for you. Try running with it. Decide for yourself. Maybe you could provide facts of your own? Or even an attempt at proof?

Thanks,
RMS.

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