Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 05:19:28 +0100 From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> To: "Mark Yeck" <y3k@gti.net>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Feeding the Troll (Was: freebsd as a desktop ?) Message-ID: <018601c1788d$09eb4520$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <15365.11290.211107.464324@guru.mired.org> <3438.208.216.122.52.1007006101.squirrel@y3k.shacknet.nu>
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Mark writes: > Every advantage I've seen with Microsoft is > directly related to its overwhelming domination > of whatever market its in. The obvious question, then, is: How did Microsoft ever come to dominate any market, if its dominance depends on already being dominant? > My mother, for example, may be better off using > Windows on her desktop, not for any technical > reason, because if she has a problem she can ask > almost anyone who uses computers about it. At least 99.9% of desktop users are just like your mother. That's one argument in favor of Windows. > Nearly anyone who's used a computer has used > windows and the advantage of not having to learn > a new operating system may seem to outweigh > any technical advantage of UNIX (or MacOS). That's two. > Microsoft Word isnt a horrible piece of software, > but it's only major advantage that I can see is > that someone can write a document in it and send > it to nearly anyone and expect that they will be > able to open it with little effort. That's three. For someone who seems to doubt the superiority of Windows on the desktop, you certainly are arguing persuasively in its favor. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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