One of the things techo-boffins seem to forget is that in business the Operating System means zip to the user and senior management. They want APPLICATIONS - not foundations. Does anyone remember the first IBM PCs and lotus 1-2-3? People bought LOTUS BOXES not DOS boxes. I hear people raving about Linux but I fail to get excited about it. If I cant run my software on it and I can't develop my database software on it then it is NO USE TO ME. Windows 7 sounds nice but unless it is actually faster than XP then my excitement level will be minimal. Vista gave me nothing other than a nice looking interface with lousy performance while getting in the way all the time. That's why everyone hates it. What people will like about Windows 7 is that it looks good and works fast enough to just keep out of the way.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: Monday, 15 December 2008 7:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Why not push Linux to your customer, was Why do you think Vista sucks? On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:20:08 -0500, "Rick Schummer" <[email protected]> said: > Business only cares that they can get the job done they have to do. Exactly - if Linux had the breadth and choice in applications that businesses actually use, like payroll and accounts and CRM, they'd be all over it. But unfortunately that isn't the case yet. -- Alan Bourke [email protected] [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
