Jerry J. Haumberger wrote:
> In America, I would say that if enough people complain about something, they
> usually start influencing the marketers -- especially if they noticeably
> stop using what they don't like.
Its the same thing here.
> There are plenty of alternatives to being "force fed" any sort of bad
> computing practices. You may have to use what you are told to use here at
> your place of employment, but you don't have to do that at home. If you
> have your own business here, you can use what you want. Privately, you are
> certainly free to learn on your own whatever you want.
Again, this is the same thing here.
But this doesnt help the situation, as the people believe the
marketing that this is it. What they got is the best, and what
they should have. So nobody is even concidering anything else.
Those who do, get mocked at for using "inferior technology"
or strange things.
Linux have began to be noticed around here by the "general mass"
only recently, due to articles in a few buisness magazines that
said that "it might be the next big thing", and big international
companies that got their local devisions to be aware of it as well.
But besides a few encouraging articles in buisness magazines,
there are still no advs anywhere around and I still need to explain
to people what is "Linux". By the way, Linux was featured in a local
computer TV show called Zombit. (a word play on "Zombie" and "Bit". go
figure.). This TV show invited a represenetive of the Israeli Linux
group to be in their show to tell about it. They have also called
a represenetive from Microsoft. Linux's position was that it was
more stable, and free. Microsoft's defence went with something that
sounded like "Who would use an operation system, that was developed
by some unknown student as a part time hobby, instead of by a big,
well trained company with many proffesionals?". Unfortunatly
they ran out of time by then so no answer was given.
So there you see again. Ofcourse that the people are free to use
what they want, and can make and destroy products by simply using
or not using them. However, due to good marketing they believe that
what they use is the best, and that there are no better alternatives,
which is why they choose (of their own choice) to continue with
what they have.
Or Botton
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