On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 17:12, John Summerfield wrote: > On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 07:02, you wrote: > > John, It really wasn't intended to be quite so serious. But since you > > mention it, I am not convinced that they do understand. I'm sure that we > > have all seen the interviews with x-MS'ers that speak to the fact that > > they may well be this disconnected. Of course my paranoid side wants to > > I tend to think a good number below the top levels are: they'd be likely to > believe what the bosses say. If you're right and Gates, Ballmer etc don't > understand, then maybe we don't have much to worry about. I really don't > think many people will be going back, and those who've made the move will > continue to evangelise.
If they did fully understand it we would have been whipped into submission a long time ago. > Which is more effective: word of mouth, or paid advertising? > With the beating that the media is taking right now I'm thinking that stable installations and credible word of mouth is going to win (unfortunately, for some folks, it's a little too slow). > > believe that it's all a play on words to get the community to believe > > that Linux is insecure, unmanageable and evil. > Well! I reallh do hope Bill can't manage it;-) > Now this we can agree upon!
