On Sat, Dec 07, 2002 at 05:30:18AM +1100, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
> On Sat, 2002-12-07 at 03:08, Todd Slater wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 04:41:03PM +0100, Paul wrote:
> > > In reply to David's mail, d.d. 06 Dec 2002 11:56:42 +0000:
> > > 
> > > >Having said that, I do still think Mandrake is a great package: they all
> > > >have their faults!
> > > 
> > > I know Linux's faults are many
> > > And Microsoft has but two
> > 
> > What are those, their operating systems and their software?
> > 
> > Todd :)
> > 
> 
> The game:
> 
> It's not how GOOD your OS or your software is - it's how you MARKET
> them...
> 
> (OS/2 was more stable and stronger than Win95 - Win95 won out. BeOS was
> faster and more stable than Win95 or Win98, but same game. WordPerfect
> was rather strong and stable, but Word/Office won out. CompuServe was
> more intelligent and more useful, but AOL won out. Wendy's - in the US -
> has better food, but McD's won out...same game, over and over again -
> it's not product, it's marketing. MS has had bugs for 14 years and still
> ain't addressed the original bugs - they cover them up, or put out a new
> package so that you forget about the previous bugs...)

Yes, see Everett Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations. Lots of interesting
stories about why some products/ideas take and others don't. 

Todd

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