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Microsoft treated politely in corner of the Linux den | |
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| Time: 10:02 EST/15:02 GMT | News Source: Seattle Times | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Despite online threats to hurl pies and harass Microsoft at its LinuxWorld debut, there were no outright assaults and only a few minor pranks at the trade show's opening yesterday. Microsoft employees expected the worst, but several said they were pleased by the civil treatment they received. They seemed not to notice gags pulled by competing software companies. | ||
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| #1 By 8883 (64.253.108.243) at 8/14/2002 11:37:40 AM |
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LOL, how appropriate that the people representing Linux are aged 14 and 15. Oh, and that the 15-year old thinks his little GIMP doodlings actually amount to a business. Yep, they couldn't have picked any truer representatives for Linux than those two if they tried. ;-)
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| #2 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 8/14/2002 1:34:06 PM |
| Seems Apple had the same idea, which is why the targetted the educational market. That didn't work too well for them. Why, FinancialWiz, do you think it will work for Linux? |
| #3 By 415 (68.54.10.120) at 8/15/2002 1:37:34 AM |
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The 14 to 15 year old point is very valid. I know that if when I was 12-17 years old I couldn't even afford a new $30 game for DOS. I HAD to pirate just about everything that I had! However, I did purchase things that I really liked. FPS Football comes to mind... Ah, the memories!?! ;-)
I think it's very important for Microsoft to realize that 20 - 60 year old people aren't the only people who buy PCs and want to use Windows. They've got to price their product were a 12 year old can convince his parents to buy it, or scrounge up the cash delivering newspapers or something. I hate to say it... but if they don't, they stand to lose A LOT of middle-class 14 year old kids to Linux. Those kids have plenty of time on their hands to learn to use it too, and of source, they have a hugely understaffed IT market waiting for them to fill! Hey! If you're a kid, and poor like the rest of us SOBs were, POST here NOW! We'll tell you why you shouldn't waste your time dicking with Linux. Go Windows, go MS, go Activewin, ... go Smirnoff Vanilla Twist! Woohoo!!! |
| #4 By 415 (68.54.10.120) at 8/15/2002 1:55:02 AM |
| ,.|.. ..|., to my post too! |
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