>Steve, good point. I agree that getting someone to switch from one thing to >another is generally difficult. That's where Microsoft makes their money. >Microsoft Office is a good example - I run into businesses that say they >don't like Office that much, but they have to have it for compatibility with >clients, partners, etc.
This reminds me of a post from a few weeks ago about adding software to a Windows PC. I think it was FireFox. The poster was concerned that adding new software would somehow make the computer stop working. Microsoft has been very effective at marketing by fear. Their message is that deviating from their products will make you an outcast. Your computer will break, nobody will be able to read your files, and everything sent to you will be gibberish. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
