On 1999-06-03 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <Bernie> said:
>Information is the way to go, time is on our side - not against us.
>I would give M$ at the most 20 years before they are almost out of
>buisness (or atleast very reduced in size). Linux isn't the only
>thing that will do this but a general demand from people to use
>what OS they want to do what they want instead of having to get a
>new one every 3 years or so and learn that from basics will make
>the software industry change in very dramatic ways. Why do you
>think IBM still creates new DOS versions? They know they'll hold a
>stable base among costumers and that it's easy to expand that as
>soon as the chance comes along. I doub't they make much (of any)
>money out of it at this point.
Very interesting thoughts; I share your views here closely.
The computer revolution is still historically quite young in its integration
within world society. Just as there were various technological revolutions
-- boats, steam engines, cars, telephones, airplanes, television,
satellites -- that have left their more or less permanent mark on
civilization, but took time to mature properly, so we must patiently
participate in the maturation process of the computer (combined with the
Internet, which is, after all is said, just an extension of the telephone)
and its *culture*. Fads come and go quickly; new cultures mature and endure,
depending on the strength of their social impact.
The Internet is to the telephone/computer, as the Renaissance was to the
book/printing press. Notice how both of these phenomena could be defined as
cultural revolutions. Both are strongly rooted in the free flow of sudden
educational opportunities.
Should the book makers have more authority than the authors of those books?
Should those who provide content on the Internet -- like you and I -- have
less value than those who make the hardware through which it operates?
Should a computer's operating system have less significance than a GUI?
Should a picture frame have more value than the beautiful artwork it
contains?
Stick to good computing principles, folks! *WE* are the substance that
frames the industry, and the industry cannot frame us!!
Jerry
Internet Montana
Net-Tamer V 1.11.2 - Registered
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