From: Leland Jory (ljory@mts.net)
Date: Tue Mar 09 2004 - 19:42:19 GMT
On Mar 9, 2004, at 12:47, steve wrote:
> To Leland; I sit corrected, I think. You obviosly--know a lot more
> about
> computers than I do.
I have to know a lot about computers, I work in IT. Also, I'm a geek
;^{)>
> However, what I meant was that any company is free to
> produce a superior o.s. and priced lower it would replace windows by
> the
> force of the market. If this is not so please explain why if You think
> I
> will understand it.
It's easy... FUD. That stands for Fear Uncertainty and Doubt. Those
three things are the strongest weapon Microsoft has to keep any
competitor from threatening them. Microsoft, because of their market
dominance, are able to control the people who make the purchasing
decisions in many corporations (who usually aren't very tech-savvy) by
using FUD. "You don't want to buy Acme's operating system, Mr. Bigwig.
They're an unheard-of company with untested products. We, on the other
hand, have products which are in use by 95% of the market. Where do you
want to place your trust?" Ignoring the fact that this is circular
logic (we control 95% of the market, therefore our products are better
because more people use them, which makes them better....), this can be
a very persuasive argument to someone who doesn't know much about
technology.
OK, I'm going to try to stay on-topic now. Really.... I am.
--
Leland Jory :^{)>
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away, I'm looking for the truth.' and so it goes away. Puzzling." -
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