__/ [ John Hastings ] on Sunday 23 July 2006 20:40 \__
> There is a good blurb on http://www.linux-watch.com/news/index.html about
> some of the mistakes being made by those who want Linux to be heavy in the
> desktop business. And why the average person doesn't even know that Linux
> exists.
>
> The one that got me to thinking is the fact that Microsoft advertises very
> heavily on Linux websites but Linux companies don't advertise on Windoze
> websites. So nobody sees a Linux ad except Linux users so they are
> preaching to the choir.
>
> Now 99.99 percent of Linux users know what windoze is and most if not all
> have used it. But 99 percent of windoze users have not only not used
> Linux, but never heard of it and would never try some unknown OS even if
> you brought it to their attention. That is a fact that I know very well
> since I have often tried to get non-techie folks to move their
> many-times virus/worm destroyed boat anchor onto something that works. My
> success rate is about 5 percent.
>
> MS may not be able to WRITE code very well, but they have few equals in
> SELLING it.
I don't think that many would argue with you (or the author
of this article). Microsoft has always been good at
/selling/ stuff... even if the quality was low. Not only
that, but part of the advertising campaigns tackled and
ridiculed the competition directly. Many of the software
products, however, have become such a mess (e.g. Windows
Vista needs 60% of its code to be rewritten), so even the
best marketeers will not be able to hide it. Many products
depend on this codebase, which left Microsoft facing a wall.
And many programmers who are familiar with the code are
flocking elsewhere, to make matters worse.
Best wishes,
Roy
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