[Info-vax] OT: Rob Short: Operating System Evolution

[John Wallace]

On Dec 29, 2:05 am, Arne Vajhøj <a... at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> On 28-12-2009 20:44, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>
> > In article<4b395280$0$272$14726... at news.sunsite.dk>, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?=<a... at vajhoej.dk>  writes:
> >> On 28-12-2009 18:08, JF Mezei wrote:
> >>> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> >>>> It is definitely possible to have a SL app that does not
> >>>> work with ML.
>
> >>> And is best to just say "NO" to Microsoft trying yet again to force itw
> >>> own proprietary standard onto the world. Just disable "Silverlight" and
> >>> don't want any content distributed in that format.
>
> >> If your religion forbids you to use MS stuff, then by all means say no.
>
> > It's not my religion that bothers me; it's M$'s climing into bed with
> > a particular cult that has me turning away and running for the hills.
>
> MS is just another company trying to make as much money as possible.
>
> Arne

MS may just be another company trying to make as much money as
possible, but the way they go about it seems to be historically
unique. I know of no other surviving company with so many adverse
verdicts in the legal system (anti trust and similar in the US and the
EU), and I know of no other company with such a huge external
monoculture ecosystem totally dependent on the company at the head of
the food chain, regardless of the true needs of the market. Indeed the
company at the head of this bit of food chain is more important to
many of the players (PC vendors like Dell and HP, software companies
like Symantec, companies and individuals with their MCSE/
MCP/"certified trainer" badges, etc) than the genuine but frequently
ignored needs of their end users.

Happy New Vista-Free Year.