Posted by Neredbojias on 10/28/07 15:44

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:00:48
GMT Jonathan N. Little scribed:

>> Yep - the advantages of a de-facto monopoly. Nevertheless, I feel
>> that Microsoft's biggest negatives have come later rather than
>> earlier. I liked them when they first started out. Now they're just
>> trying to make a buck in all possible ways determined to be available
>> and that's gonna kill them in the end. You watch. The first real
>> competitor that comes along will have them crapping in their pants.
>> If that doesn't happen, they'll still lose by attrition of viability.
>> I'm honestly surprised they've held sway for so long, anyway,
>> because in today's world, major ineptness is generally not tolerated
>> by the consumer.
>>
>
> I agree. In some ways I wish for them to get really threated, and get
> them to go back to software that works for people that want to get
> stuff done.

That's it exactly. As with evolution, adversity dictates progress.
Microsoft has been _devolving_ the last decade or more, so perhaps (maybe)
when Bill Gates kicks the bucket, some white knight will come charging in
with an agenda containing a prime directive of something other than to
heinously impale the public.

--
Neredbojias
Just a boogar in the proboscis of life.

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