__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Thursday 21 September 2006 21:00 \__
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:22:28 +0100
> <12612627.7sb1RBXaOi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> __/ [ Konan ] on Thursday 21 September 2006 14:11 \__
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> | And, since Microsoft doesn't have a strangle-hold on the portable
>>>>> | music market, buyers will have the good sense to not give Zune a
>>>>> | chance to trap their music in a new Microsoft DRM (digital rights
>>>>> | management) prison.
>>>>> `---
>>>>>
>>>
>>> I believe that it has been amply proven that there are sufficient sheep
>>> in the world to make sure that Redmond's profits are not at risk.
>>
>> Sheep follow sheep. But once you get a herd of 'Linux sheep', momentum can
>> be have the tide reverse direction. In my humble opinion...
>>
>> Best wishes,
>
> One hopes the Microsoft sheep are smart enough to accept Linux's
> superiority in key areas. :-) But we'll see.
I am not optimistic. Have you seen Vista's wallpaper?
Too much fresh grass. *grin*
Developers and engineers are among the first migrants and adopters of Linux.
But there are niches such as post-production, to whom a pseudo-3-D desktop
would appeal. And some manufacturers already bundle Linux in that area,
which saves a lot of hassle.
Best wishes,
Roy
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