Re: Microsoft takes on ACT

["chris.danx" <spamoff.danx@ntlworld.com>]

"Wes Groleau" <wesgroleau@despammed.com> wrote in message
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> > I'm curious what, if any, response ACT has to Microsoft's recent
> > efforts to convince the DoD to ban Free Software. (see
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> I'm interested in ACT's reaction also.
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> Putting this one along with MANY other Microsoft actions
> recently, my reaction is that Microsoft must be in big trouble
> to be so panicky lately about Open Source.

They're <you pick> themselves cos' the competition is coming in to take
their business and they don't like it.  Linux is getting in on the server
market, so MS haven't got as many customers in that area as they'd like and
it's becoming increasingly easier to use Linux, so it might hit sales in the
desktop market.  If they get OpenSource banned stateside, Linux will go down
the lavvy pan, then MS will rule!  Or atleast that's what makes sense to
them.  (I don't even like Linux, but the fact remains it's gaining
popularity and support from all sectors)

There was another article about microsoft new licensing schemes forcing
schools to only use windows on all of their hardware, even macs!  I
attribute this to two things, one schools are run by techno-illeterates and
microsoft think they're easy pickings (i can personally testify to schools
and techno-illeterates; when I was at school I had to write step by step
manuals for our teachers to use several very very simple software packages
(hyperstack(?) based things), and they were using macs which are one of the
easiest systems to use!) and two Mac now has a reasonable OS in Darwin/Mac
OS X.

Also there is the fact that the pc sector seems saturated, almost everyone
who wants (or can afford) a pc has one, meaning a great big chunk of their
marker is disappearing day by day.

Looks like they're getting desparate and clutching at straws!  (the idea the
us goverment would want to increase costs is a complete absurdity.  Why have
one very expensive bomb when you can have ten cheap ones that work much the
same?)


Chris