On Thursday 17 October 2002 13:30, you wrote: > On Thursday 17 October 2002 10:01, John Richard Smith wrote: > > Miark wrote: > > >>if 90%plus of all user run windows, and people fear change, and you > > >> sell computers, the people who make windows (MS) say "you will sell > > >> all your machines with windows, or you will not sell any with it. > > >> > > >>...would you give in? > > > > M$ have made a fatal marketing error with XP by making the licensce > > terms even > > more userous than before. The one thing that puzzles me though is why > > more smaller > > firms, the private owner retail computer outfits don't put nice litle > > linux boxes > > together and demonstrate them to joe public . I would of though here was > > a definate > > commercial advantage for them. They have the technical nouse to perfect > > an installation and they can get the equipement relatively easy as I > > can, but they > > don't. I suppose it's a combination of customer lethargy and commercial > > inertia. > > Someday someone with drive and commercial acumen will do it. > > > > John REPLY > > Sir John > I growed so tired of MS crap... Smalled shops i this area done even have a > clue what Linux is, let alone sell it... I went no less than 15 places.. > all smaller family types places to query of linux..... No one would help > me... We are a "Microsoft" certified repair shop, I was told...... > Here is what happeded to me.... And All true > My windows 98 crashed.. I went to do a re-install from CD.. NOW I find my > CD badly scratched and unable to do a full install..... I have documents > ect on hard drive I NEED..... So I called MS... and asked of cost of a > replacement OS Disk..... Oh Sir you will have to buy a NWE OEM for $149 !! > We offer no support for Win 98 or ME !!.. > Now I say screw that... and chck local shops to see if they would > re-install Win 98 from one of theor disks.... NO WAY unless you pay for > FULL OS !!!! Being on real tight budget.. I started looking about for > Linux, that could access Windows documents stored on Hard disk.... > I found SuSe..... I installed and it worked.. I cant boot win 98, but I can > sure access all my pictures/docs old email ect ect... > I will not suport MS on any product anymore period.... > Bad thing.... only sore in town had SuSe and nothing else..... they knew > nothing about program ect... I did alone.... Had to get rid of winmodemand > buy a surplus hayes hard modem..... > > 99% of small stores here wont do Linux... as the techs claim they are > Microsoft this and that... > One tech told me MS is trying to get certain browsers only to work on a > Windos system...and certain programs.... > I made the choice to say screw you Bill Gates..... and did > But I know nothing about Linux except how to boot up for internet and send > email... > I will be durn if anyplace gets my business that dont have a choice on OS > systems and carry products on ALL.... > And the sales people better know something about Linux.. or i wont shop > there. Even when I called Best Buy, a lady manager took my call I was > asking about what Linux will do..... she said hold on I will go read > package... I told her up front if you know nothing about it.... I dont want > it.... Now if i could just get down loaded programs to work..... > > I started on a Vic 20 eons ago, and was swept up into a MS operator.... > Aint going to happen no more... > Mike > in farm town U.S.A
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