As a result of their monopolistic position in operating systems, Microsoft essentially "prints money" when they come out with a new version. It doesn't seem to matter if it's an improvement on the previous version or not. It doesn't have to be beneficial to it's customers since they will be required to buy it when they buy a new computer, in most cases.
Did Microsoft lose money on Windows Vista? It's doubtful, though they deserved to. How many businesses can sell a POS* product and still make money?
I urge people to use your brain and install some flavour of Linux or Solaris. Read the instructions. Learn how to use it. It's not that difficult.
Cheers!
Monsoon
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by MonsoonNewZealand (not verified) on 7/2/09 at 4:58 pm |reply
Windows 7 too pricey
I'm disappointed with pricing of Windows 7, considering that Apple is pricing Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard at just $29. The upgrade price from Vista is still expensive. I probably won't flock into it immediately but, hopefully, there will be some industry trend or signs to force Microsoft rethink its pricing for Windows 7. (I use Macs, Windows, Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris -:))
Kevin Pan (Open Source Developer)
http://ObjectsOnClouds.org
- Open Source Cloud Computing Project
by Kevin Pan (not verified) on 7/2/09 at 10:48 pm |reply
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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Printing Money
As a result of their monopolistic position in operating systems, Microsoft essentially "prints money" when they come out with a new version. It doesn't seem to matter if it's an improvement on the previous version or not. It doesn't have to be beneficial to it's customers since they will be required to buy it when they buy a new computer, in most cases.Did Microsoft lose money on Windows Vista? It's doubtful, though they deserved to. How many businesses can sell a POS* product and still make money?
I urge people to use your brain and install some flavour of Linux or Solaris. Read the instructions. Learn how to use it. It's not that difficult.
Cheers!
Monsoon
* Piece Of Sh*t
Windows 7 too pricey
I'm disappointed with pricing of Windows 7, considering that Apple is pricing Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard at just $29. The upgrade price from Vista is still expensive. I probably won't flock into it immediately but, hopefully, there will be some industry trend or signs to force Microsoft rethink its pricing for Windows 7. (I use Macs, Windows, Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris -:))Kevin Pan (Open Source Developer)
http://ObjectsOnClouds.org
- Open Source Cloud Computing Project
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