In my view, the only reason Windows has dominated personal computing
is because Microsoft bullied hardware company into selling its
products. It told computer manufacturers throughout the 90s when it
built its domination to either use only Windows or to have to pay
more for each copy if they didn't. With small margins on PCs,
hardware companies were forced to comply until a lawsuit put a stop
to this practice. By that time, however, Windows had built a huge
installed base, making it very difficult to move an entrenched player
(even when the player became entrenched through less than honest means).
Therefore Microsoft's dominance had little to do with having a better
image or even better marketing, it had to do with a business plan to
bully the market into buying its products. It worked, but Windows
dominance in the OS arena has little do with its quality and even
less to do with its ease of use.
Ron
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On Oct 19, 2007, at 2:37 PM, Chris Borokowski wrote:
Another way to say this might, the market is driven by perceived
quality of product as a product. Microsoft Windows is not as stable as
BSD, but it installs easily and lets the average user get up and
running quickly while maintaining high backward compatibility. Is that
higher quality, or lower quality? Not so clear. However, for the task
at hand, defined by the purchasing audience, it is a more apt fit.
I believe that the market is driven by image, including the marketing
you mention, but part of that is a perception of quality as defined by
the needs of the users.
I'm sure that did nothing to simplify this debate. Feel free to flame
me off-list for such blatant non-helpfulness.
--- John Hedtke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You're making an assumption that the market is driven by quality. It
is not, though that's certainly a factor. The market is driven even
more by good marketing.
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