Lars D. Noodén wrote:
On Mon, 15 Aug 2005, Steven Shelton wrote:
I get this a lot, myself. The impression really comes off as being
one that open source supporters are so partisan about anything
anti-Microsoft that they are blind to some of the real advantages
offered by some Microsoft products.
I've seen far more of the opposite. A few MS die-hards work their way
into the bureacracy at a company, agency or institution and then turn
a blind eye and a deaf ear to anything non-Microsoft be it closed
source or open source. That goes even after agreed upon in advance
methodology show data which by agreed upon in advance critera show the
MS products to be the least viable for that given context.
I won't disagree with you on that one, either, although in my experience
Microsoft hasn't become a "religion" in the way that OpenSource has;
it's more a situation in which Microsoft has become the "known entity"
and dealing with anything else is outside the "standard" . . . and
middle managers will NOT do anything that is non-standard out of fear of
being slapped down by their higher-ups, simple aversion to perceived
"risk taking", impatience about possibly having to learn something new,
fear of the unknwon, or some combination of the above. It may be a
cultural thing, however; if you're in Europe (which I think you said you
are), your experience is likely substantially different from mine here
in the midwestern U.S.
without objectivity there is no credibility.
This is true, but there are relatively few objective sources any more.
Pretty much everyone has already either 1) been burned badly by MS'
defects or pricing or 2) pine away for a chance to meet Chairman Bill
who is so wealthy.
Hee. As my wife said just this weekend, "Chicks don't dig him 'cause he
such a hunk." *hee*
Brand recognition cuts both ways. If you make inefficient, defective
products and over-charge for them and engage in illegal / predatory
business practices (all established facts) for a long enough time,
eventually people will remember.
Ah, but "remembering" and "caring" are two different things. People
often don't "care" until it's too late.
--
Steven Shelton
Twilight Media & Design
www.TwilightMD.com
www.GLOAMING.us
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