Summary: Top 10 signs that Microsoft is in trouble
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10. Developers are getting so sick of .NET, they started to discuss politics and other "sensitive" issues on Code Project. 9. The Internet ? That will never catch on. 8. Require people to register Windows to a particular machine. After all, you never need to buy a new machine or reinstall any software. 7. Java? That will never catch on. 6. Centralize access to a huge database where people will store all their personal & financial information and protect it with the world renowed Microsoft security. Call it Passport for Hackers. Wait, that's too long ... we'll call it Passport. 5. "Umm.... pardon me Mr. Gates... The Justice Department is on the phone AGAIN! Should I tell them you aren't here like I did the last time they called?" 4. Linux runs more Windows applications than windows does. 3. You have to wait longer on the phone to activate your Microsoft software than you do in a doctor's office. 2. Microsoft is finally getting rid of the software activation headache. In the new version of Windows, you don't have to do a thing to use any Microsoft software: it will automatically charge money from your bank account, and from the accounts of your employer, your customer, your parents, and your cousin ... The best part is, if there is no money in your accounts, it will figure out a way to get it from your retirement fund! 1. Bill Gates decides to run for President. Oops - that's when all the rest of us are in trouble. Too much time, too little to do ... ;P ;P ;P
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10. Developers are getting so sick of .NET, they started to discuss politics and other "sensitive" issues on Code Project. 9. The Internet ? That will never catch on. 8. Require people to register Windows to a particular machine. After all, you never need to buy a new machine or reinstall any software. 7. Java? That will never catch on. 6. Centralize access to a huge database where people will store all their personal & financial information and protect it with the world renowed Microsoft security. Call it Passport for Hackers. Wait, that's too long ... we'll call it Passport. 5. "Umm.... pardon me Mr. Gates... The Justice Department is on the phone AGAIN! Should I tell them you aren't here like I did the last time they called?" 4. Linux runs more Windows applications than windows does. 3. You have to wait longer on the phone to activate your Microsoft software than you do in a doctor's office. 2. Microsoft is finally getting rid of the software activation headache. In the new version of Windows, you don't have to do a thing to use any Microsoft software: it will automatically charge money from your bank account, and from the accounts of your employer, your customer, your parents, and your cousin ... The best part is, if there is no money in your accounts, it will figure out a way to get it from your retirement fund! 1. Bill Gates decides to run for President. Oops - that's when all the rest of us are in trouble. Too much time, too little to do ... ;P ;P ;P
Why stop at 10? 11: They acquire the rights to Public Enemy's "Don't Believe The Hype!" to promote Windows XP. 12: They start using cheesy, feel-good names like 'XP' for their new products. 13: FUD campaign against Linux and open-source -- calling it a 'virus' on the software industry, and 'un-american'. "das leid schlaft in der maschine" -Einstürzende Neubauten
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Why stop at 10? 11: They acquire the rights to Public Enemy's "Don't Believe The Hype!" to promote Windows XP. 12: They start using cheesy, feel-good names like 'XP' for their new products. 13: FUD campaign against Linux and open-source -- calling it a 'virus' on the software industry, and 'un-american'. "das leid schlaft in der maschine" -Einstürzende Neubauten
Pardon me, but doesn't it seem that most of the FUD comes from the Linux crowd, not vise versa? And they called the GPL a virial license, not Linux a virus, because it is. Read it and you will see that 'viral' is a good word for it. The VPL... Boy i'm gonne get it for this. David Wulff dwulff@battleaxesoftware.com
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Pardon me, but doesn't it seem that most of the FUD comes from the Linux crowd, not vise versa? And they called the GPL a virial license, not Linux a virus, because it is. Read it and you will see that 'viral' is a good word for it. The VPL... Boy i'm gonne get it for this. David Wulff dwulff@battleaxesoftware.com
> Boy i'm gonne get it for this. Woah, no Linux zealots have jumped you yet, eh? What's taking so long? MS is not evil, but neither is Linux (or the GPL). I use Windows, and MSDev and MSWord, etc, but I'm glad that an alternative exists. Windows is easier to use and has more market share (to sell your 3rd party app to), but Linux has more freedom and can be customised to your needs. Both have good and bad points, and as long as a man with a gun isn't forcing you to install the other one, why worry? :rose:
Considering the recent threads about the middle east crisis, here are some parallels between the Palestine vs Israel war and the Linux vs MS one:- competing for the same 'holy' ground (in MS vs L it's the desktop)
(aside: maybe in Palestine/Isreal they could do the equivalent of dual-booting? Just a thought...) - religious (dogmatic) arguments (based on beliefs rather than facts)
- god figures (Allah/Jehova) (Bill G/Linus)
- overzealous followers willing to...
- FUD campaigns (from all sides)
- no end in sight
"das leid schlaft in der maschine" -Einstürzende Neubauten
- competing for the same 'holy' ground (in MS vs L it's the desktop)
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> Boy i'm gonne get it for this. Woah, no Linux zealots have jumped you yet, eh? What's taking so long? MS is not evil, but neither is Linux (or the GPL). I use Windows, and MSDev and MSWord, etc, but I'm glad that an alternative exists. Windows is easier to use and has more market share (to sell your 3rd party app to), but Linux has more freedom and can be customised to your needs. Both have good and bad points, and as long as a man with a gun isn't forcing you to install the other one, why worry? :rose:
Considering the recent threads about the middle east crisis, here are some parallels between the Palestine vs Israel war and the Linux vs MS one:- competing for the same 'holy' ground (in MS vs L it's the desktop)
(aside: maybe in Palestine/Isreal they could do the equivalent of dual-booting? Just a thought...) - religious (dogmatic) arguments (based on beliefs rather than facts)
- god figures (Allah/Jehova) (Bill G/Linus)
- overzealous followers willing to...
- FUD campaigns (from all sides)
- no end in sight
"das leid schlaft in der maschine" -Einstürzende Neubauten
Another whole day has passed and no-one has flamed me! Obviously they can't find fault with my statements :rolleyes:! (Well, you kindof did, but the underlying point was unharmed.) And your comparison between the Palestine vs Israel war and the Linux vs MS one has a lot of truth behind it. There are the passionate Microsofters (not many, but there are still some left), the pasionate Anti-Microsofters (penguins - nned I say more?) and the guys left stranded in the middle (like me). The extreme views might as well be opposing religions. David Wulff dwulff@battleaxesoftware.com
- competing for the same 'holy' ground (in MS vs L it's the desktop)
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Pardon me, but doesn't it seem that most of the FUD comes from the Linux crowd, not vise versa? And they called the GPL a virial license, not Linux a virus, because it is. Read it and you will see that 'viral' is a good word for it. The VPL... Boy i'm gonne get it for this. David Wulff dwulff@battleaxesoftware.com
Actually, most of the FUD comes from the [severely retarded and mis-informed] media. They look for sensationalism anywhere they can find it and feed off of a person's desire for that 15 minutes of fame. They know the fastest way to arouse anti-Microsoft sentiment and rhetoric is to wade into a crowd of avid Linux users and start asking stupid questions. I personally don't like the way Microsoft does business, I think they charge WAY too much for their software, and I will NOT be "upgrading" (and I use that term loosely) to XP, nor will I endorse or support the use of .NET or C# (unless that's the only work I can get). Windows 2000 is the last version of Windows I will use on my computer at home. There's no FUD in my statement, just a somewhat informed opinion followed by a statement of intent. I am not a part of what I think you meant as "the Linux crowd", but at this time, Linux is the *ONLY* viable alternative to Windows for the PC.
