Microsoft Hatred FAQ 5135

I didn't write that.

Neither that. I People *care* what OS they are using. Hence, even if there is a standard web platform for applications, and it doesn't matter what you use, people still will prefer MS over others. Even if they can't see any difference. I already look at CDs. There are several factories producing CDs. There are labels put on the same batch of CDs. So one can buy brand X, and brand Y, but basically you buy CDs made by factory Z, batch W. And yet people make a great deal about how much better X is compared to Y for burning CDs.

So even if the OS doesn't matter from a technical viewpoint (which I don't see happen soon), people are able to attach matters to their choice. It's like those cookies that every year get more tastier, better, etc.

Some did, some didn't. I didn't. I always said the Notworking computer was just that: not working.

And how exactly was that going to work?

So, you have contacts in high places, or you make it up? *I* didn't think that back in the 90s, and I remember quite a lot of people didn't think it either. The diskless Networking computer had quickly a harddisc added, and I, and many others said: what's the difference? How much does a harddisc save and how much costs does it add not having it? The picture was clear to me, and others back then: thin clients are not happening. The whole PC idea is that you can shop your hardware, put it in a computer, and have your own *Personal* computer.

Yup, like the slow migration away from MS as an OS.

I am in Mexico, am Dutch, and have been living in NZ for 2 years. The only companies who say that it's going to happen are the ones that do Linux support (go figure).

I am in Latin America, and it's not happening here as far as I know.

LOL, well, I am not going to hold my breath.

Yeah, rumours.

Yes, I agree with you. But, like I explained in a related thread somewhere else some time ago, a web based office will get users. As I said, I live in Mexico. Most people here don't have money for a PC (and no, they are not going to buy those miracle machines like AMD is promising), so they go to Internet cafes when they need one. Students I know already rely a lot on Hotmail, Gmail, etc, to store and exchange their homework. They edit it in an Internet cafe, email it, etc. So I am sure that in Mexico, people might going to switch to web based office.

And advertising, which is quite related of course.

Yup, I don't see MS disappear very soon now, nor do I see major shifts (like desktop to network) happening very soon.

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