[COLUG] A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection

[Pat Collins]

On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:37:34 -0700, "Edward Dunagin" <edunagin at gmail.com>
wrote :

> Do we sell Linux short?
> 

As long as Microsoft continues to hold a monopoly on pre-installed operating
systems, yes, we are selling Linux short.

Has anyone stopped by the Linspire display at Microcenter recently?  Well,
if you did and you were thinking about buying a cheap computer this display
would not Linspire you to purchase this machine.   No information, nothing,
just a lonely computer running Linspire, and slowly at that.   I bet they
have sold exactly zero of them.  It is so bad that I'm thinking that we
should organize and do something about it.  It makes Linux look bad, exactly
what Microsoft wants.


Pat



> On 12/25/06, Travis Sidelinger <travis at ilive4code.net> wrote:
> > For the pro Linux and anti Windows reader out there, in case you've
> > missed Slashdot today here's a must read article:
> >    http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txt
> >
> > It's long and technical, so make sure you have some time first.  If all
> > this is true, MS just sealed the coffin lid on themselves for sure.
> >
> > Travis
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