Re: OS Reliability

[Jim Razmus <lists@bonetruck.org>]

* Wes Kussmaul <wes@village.com> [030825 19:42]:
> > > Linux is bad, stick with Windows.
> > >
> > > To most of the world, open source = Linux.
> >
> > but then again most of the world uses windows. Enough said? :)
> 
> Almost enough, just add one item:
> 
> Microsoft revenue continues to climb in Q4
> ...On the client side, revenue was $2.53 billion in the fourth quarter,
> increasing 4% compared to $2.43 billion in the fourth quarter of the prior
> year. Windows Professional racked up $201 million in revenue, a 14% jump
> over the prior year's fourth quarter.
> 
> ****
> 
> Most people are too busy with other things or, yes, don't have the skills,
> to seek out that which will make their desktop secure and reliable.
> 
> Is anyone else interested in:
> 
> 1. Helping these people (e.g. our Windows-using family members)
> 
> 2. Relieving MS of some of its burden of excess cash (most of that $2.5B
> goes right to the bottom line) (after offsetting Xbox/MSN/etc.)
> 
> 3. While preserving the letter and spirit of open source, redirecting part
> of the burden to, say... I dunno... somewhere else?
> 
> Wes Kussmaul
> 

If you want to kick MSoft where it hurts, start with removing their
Office Suite revenue.  I just helped my Dad install TightVNC (so I can
do remote help without all the "What do you see now?") and then walked
him through installing OpenOffice.

When I logged out he was already working on a spread sheet...  Score 1
for me, $0 for Microsoft.

Jim