Re: Microslosh vision of the future
Microsoft already duped the software consumers into buying into fully proprietary software. Given the prevalent time horizon of average IT manager's thinking I fully expect Microsoft to get that stuff deployed before the poor saps start realizing they're being ripped. After that Microsoft will leverage their market power to exclude any competition. Exactly like they did it before on numerous occasions. Their PR budget is bigger than GDP of some nations. They're ruthless and show remarkable lack of respect to the notions of fairness or common good. Be afraid. --vadim On Sun, 11 Aug 2002, David Schwartz wrote:
Microsoft can have whatever vision of the future they want and can use any resources at their disposal to bring their vision to light. Everybody has that right. If I don't like it, I won't buy it. If they convince customers that they gain more than they lose, only a gun will make them buy it. I don't see Bill Gates packing heat any time soon.
*yawn*
-- David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com>
On Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:43:17 -0700 (PDT), Vadim Antonov wrote:
Microsoft already duped the software consumers into buying into fully proprietary software.
I don't think duped is really a fair description. They simply provide a large number of users with what they want. There isn't currently an alternative.
Given the prevalent time horizon of average IT manager's thinking I fully expect Microsoft to get that stuff deployed before the poor saps start realizing they're being ripped. After that Microsoft will leverage their market power to exclude any competition. Exactly like they did it before on numerous occasions.
That's what everyone said about IBM, way back when. The reality is that you can't hold the market unless you continue to provide people with what they want.
Their PR budget is bigger than GDP of some nations. They're ruthless and show remarkable lack of respect to the notions of fairness or common good. Be afraid.
If they didn't show a lack of respect for the notion of the common good, they should be sued. Their responsibility is to their shareholders. It's not their job to protect your interests, it's yours. Obviously, Microsoft is going to have a vision of the future that involves Microsoft everything and their going to use all the resources at their disposal to make that vision come to pass. You should expect nothing less of them. If your vision of the future of computing differs from theirs (and I'm sure it does, I know mine does!) then you work to promote your vision. Short of correcting any false factual assertions made in this thread, I'm done with it. It has no operational content as far as I can tell. If you think Microsoft can make IP go away and replace it with something more secure, you're crazy. (Not that this would be a bad thing, I just wouldn't want MS to design the replacement!) DS
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