I agree with you on that, T. I've generally tell unsatisfied Windows users that Microsoft isn't in business to make good software, they're in business to make MONEY! Linux, OTOH, is a completely different business model.
On Sun, 2009-02-01 at 22:09 +0000, Tameek Henderson wrote: > Craig, > > I think the "problem" with companies like Apple and Microsoft are they're > slaves to their shareholders. These companies have made their money off a > business model Windows/Office for Microsoft and Ipod/Mac for Apple. > Subsequently, investors have brought into these business models, and > Microsoft and Apple must adhere to their investors. Once companies get to > that point they will do whatever's necessary to protect their marketshare > > Am I making sense at all? Typing on this Blackberry is a chore :-p > > > Tameek Henderson > 646.427.3205 > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/116/522 > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig White <[email protected]> > > Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:49:13 > To: Main PLUG discussion list<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Google Problem 1/31 > > > On Sun, 2009-02-01 at 14:13 -0700, Jason wrote: > > On Sun, 2009-02-01 at 20:26 +0000, Tameek Henderson wrote: > > > I'm starting to believe hating Microsoft and/or Apple are prequisite > > > for this Linux Groups. Anyway, my name is Ty, I'm a noob, also just > > > moved to Arizona. Good day to you all. > > > > A lot of people say that. But the reality is that you get sick of > > Microsoft and their games. Apple, I kinda like them now that they are > > moving away from the DRM crap and so on. > ---- > I think you are living in alternate reality. Yes, they did free up their > iTunes store from selling DRM but that's because they could see that > purchasers were figuring out how much they were being screwed by the > restrictions and it was hurting sales. > > but if you think Apple is moving away from DRM - think again... > > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/11/apple-downgrades-macbook-video-drm > ---- > > I don't think that we hate just Microsoft...we hate people who > > continuously try to monopolize and restrict growth to their own private > > gains. > > > > That, of course, is the exact reason why people like Open Source > > Software, and why Linux is growing. > > > > Now, ask yourself, does Microsoft try to monopolize and restrict growth > > (and even usage)? Does Apple? Does Linux? BSD? Unix? What about Cisco > > and their IOS? > > > > So, is it a prerequisite to hate those restrictive companies? > > > > I'll let you ponder that and maybe you can see why there is "bad blood" > > between some of us and those companies. > ---- > I don't disagree with your logic but I do disagree with your assessment > of Apple and it seems evident to me that Apple would be equally as bad > as Microsoft if they actually had market share. > > They also have been heavy handed with the applications that they allow > for sale in iTunes store for iPhone and iPod/iPod Touch > > And as long as I'm dumping on Apple...why didn't they help deliver a > version of OOo for OSX and even to this day, MacBooks/iMac's still come > with a 'trial' version of Microsoft Office instead of a free copy of > OOo. > > The simple fact is that these companies are corporations that will > continually sell you the same software over and over again with > artificial restrictions imposed on the 'purchaser'. > > For me, it's not a question of hate because I don't hate these companies > but I extremely dislike their marketing tactics, their intentional > design choices that disfavors the consumers of their products and their > excessive control over the hardware manufacturers that complicates life > for the Linux user. > > Craig > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
