ms globla anti-piracy campaign

[Scott Elcomb]

On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 2:46 PM, John McGregor <mr.mcgregor-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> John Moniz wrote:
>>
>> The spread of Linux and other open source software isn't going to happen
>> by sitting around waiting for people to get fed up with MS.
>
> Actually that may happen given the current economic crisis in the world and
> the advent of netbooks. It occurred to me as well, I'm sure, a lot of you
> that a netbook that is powered by linux will have an upgrade path while one
> powered by Win XP will not. This is a distinct disadvantage for a company
> like Microsoft whose business model is based on its client base buying into
> a continuous upgrade cycle. In this economic crisis ( which is expected to
> last a couple of years) how will owners of Win XP based netbooks react when
> they realize that they can't extend the life of their machines through an
> upgrade, can't afford to buy new, and that they have in fact been Zuned
> again by Microsoft.

Agreed.  It seems to me that as time passes there are only ever more
reasons to switch.

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