I understand your point about deriding customers, obviously this is not good business practice. However, this is a news site where anybody can express their feelings, and a few home truths can't go amiss.
I don't feel any bitterness to ignorant computer users, after all, we all start from the beginning.
The problem is with people who choose to neglect the information before their eyes, like somebody seeing a person getting mugged but looking the other way because they don't like the thought of that happening in their neighborhood.
OSS is only now really having its potential revealed. What started out as user-unfriendly software, designed by tech-savvy people for tech-savvy people, is now being developed for the average user.
Big companies are backing Linux/Open Source, marketing is happening. Services and solutions are being made available. Compared to a few years ago, Linux/OSS is flying, people know about it.
Of course you have to understand the consumer. This isn't a point of 'OSS' vs 'Microsoft'. This is a war against misinformation.
People should all be aware by now that Microsoft has attempted to force them to upgrade continually. People should all be aware by now that Microsoft says one thing, but things never quite work out the way Microsoft said they would.
The news is full of Microsoft and its anti-competitive practices. If you run a business and you believe Microsoft's FUD without looking into the software for yourself, you are a gullible simpleton - or just completely ignorant and shouldn't be surprised if your business collapses due to your incompetence and false sense of security.
If you know what I mean.
People need to stop burying their heads in the sand and hoping that this will all work out.
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Posted by: OwlWhacker on March 29, 2004 04:41 PMI don't feel any bitterness to ignorant computer users, after all, we all start from the beginning.
The problem is with people who choose to neglect the information before their eyes, like somebody seeing a person getting mugged but looking the other way because they don't like the thought of that happening in their neighborhood.
OSS is only now really having its potential revealed. What started out as user-unfriendly software, designed by tech-savvy people for tech-savvy people, is now being developed for the average user.
Big companies are backing Linux/Open Source, marketing is happening. Services and solutions are being made available. Compared to a few years ago, Linux/OSS is flying, people know about it.
Of course you have to understand the consumer. This isn't a point of 'OSS' vs 'Microsoft'. This is a war against misinformation.
People should all be aware by now that Microsoft has attempted to force them to upgrade continually. People should all be aware by now that Microsoft says one thing, but things never quite work out the way Microsoft said they would.
The news is full of Microsoft and its anti-competitive practices. If you run a business and you believe Microsoft's FUD without looking into the software for yourself, you are a gullible simpleton - or just completely ignorant and shouldn't be surprised if your business collapses due to your incompetence and false sense of security.
If you know what I mean.
People need to stop burying their heads in the sand and hoping that this will all work out.
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