En Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 04:12:07PM +0800, eric pareja escribio: #_ #_ > - why do you think Windows users aren't switching over to linux by #_ > - now? #_ #_ Marketing. Microsoft has marketed itself so well that it is taken for #_ granted that there is a choice of OS on the home front. Particularly #_ here in the Philippines, I don't see Apple making a dent in the #_ marketshare as much as it does in the US. Availability of products #_ for Linux for the end-user/consumer is also lacking, so it isn't as #_ attractive for consumers who simply want to run products without any #_ fuss.
Not to mention that a lot of the Microsoft products being used here in the Philippines are pirated. They get it for free or for peanuts. How many MS Office installed in the pc's here are legal? -- Juan Miguel Cacho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para�aque City, Philippines GnuPG Public Key Key ID 7B071F7F http://www.philonline.com/~chocovim/pancitmolo.pgp Drive safely. 90% of people are caused by accidents. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
