Comments on: Steve Ballmer and Linux http://www.paintbits.com/software/steve-ballmer-and-linux/ Life in Colors Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:57:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: greven http://www.paintbits.com/software/steve-ballmer-and-linux/#comment-2227 greven Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:54:33 +0000 http://www.paintbits.com/?p=2588#comment-2227 mindseas, Microsoft is popular for letting their own SO being pirated trough out several years. They know most of the people use Pirated copies, they didn't care for long, that way they could penetrate the market in a super effective way. Now they are starting to think in ways to fight it. Now that they "educated" to think only with Windows. mindseas, Microsoft is popular for letting their own SO being pirated trough out several years. They know most of the people use Pirated copies, they didn’t care for long, that way they could penetrate the market in a super effective way. Now they are starting to think in ways to fight it. Now that they “educated” to think only with Windows.

]]> By: .mindseas http://www.paintbits.com/software/steve-ballmer-and-linux/#comment-2224 .mindseas Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:46:14 +0000 http://www.paintbits.com/?p=2588#comment-2224 Damn, "Which is a rather _sad_ sentiment in regards to the other two --". ps. getting an: "Error: please fill the required fields (name, email)" though I just posted the above. Even says who I am on the top of the window but the fields are empty. <abbr><em><strong>.mindseass last blog post... <a href="http://mindseas.blogspot.com/2009/02/lotro-diary-concerning-elves.html" rel="nofollow">LotRO Diary: Concerning elves</a></strong></em></abbr> Damn, “Which is a rather _sad_ sentiment in regards to the other two –”.

ps. getting an: “Error: please fill the required fields (name, email)” though I just posted the above. Even says who I am on the top of the window but the fields are empty.

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]]> By: .mindseas http://www.paintbits.com/software/steve-ballmer-and-linux/#comment-2223 .mindseas Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:42:10 +0000 http://www.paintbits.com/?p=2588#comment-2223 I have to say I'm a bit sceptical about this information. Seems like the intent of the piechart is to only show how widely spread Windows is, even the pirated versions are counted. Well how the - excuse my french - fuck do they think it's something to be counted? Maybe because it makes for a more attractive chart? It's a manipulated way of presenting their own status in a better light through means that's quite the opposite. I applaude who ever came up with it. "Our software is so popular that it's pirated marketshare is bigger than that of our competition, COMBINED!" I'm not having any of that donut to be honest. Only reason I use WinBlows is because there really aren't good alternatives for gaming. Which is a rather sentiment in regards to the other two possibilities and also the position M$ have been able to climb into. Of course all this cynicism doesn't mean I hate Windows or Microsoft, I just think that their utter domination of the market should be frowned upon, as with any other business in a similar position. Would make for a funny chart to make a prediction of the future where Microsofts worst rival was it's own software "unlicensed". <abbr><em><strong>.mindseass last blog post... <a href="http://mindseas.blogspot.com/2009/02/lotro-diary-concerning-elves.html" rel="nofollow">LotRO Diary: Concerning elves</a></strong></em></abbr> I have to say I’m a bit sceptical about this information. Seems like the intent of the piechart is to only show how widely spread Windows is, even the pirated versions are counted.

Well how the – excuse my french – fuck do they think it’s something to be counted? Maybe because it makes for a more attractive chart? It’s a manipulated way of presenting their own status in a better light through means that’s quite the opposite. I applaude who ever came up with it.

“Our software is so popular that it’s pirated marketshare is bigger than that of our competition, COMBINED!”

I’m not having any of that donut to be honest. Only reason I use WinBlows is because there really aren’t good alternatives for gaming. Which is a rather sentiment in regards to the other two possibilities and also the position M$ have been able to climb into.

Of course all this cynicism doesn’t mean I hate Windows or Microsoft, I just think that their utter domination of the market should be frowned upon, as with any other business in a similar position.

Would make for a funny chart to make a prediction of the future where Microsofts worst rival was it’s own software “unlicensed”.

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