[Info-vax] Maybe a bit OT, maybe not.. in any case an interesting article

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 5/14/2012 1:06 PM, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article<tr6dndBwLpjxqizSnZ2dnUVZ_jCdnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert"<rgilbert88 at comcast.net>  writes:
>> {...snip...}
>>> There is much better software and, in many cases, it's free; so why _DO_
>>> people want to pay for Micro$oft crap?
>>
>> Because it's ubiquitous and it works.  You may complain about "click and
>> drool" interfaces but they work and millions use them.  The alternatives
>> are????????????????  If there are any, they are hard to find, expensive,
>> .. . . .  It's practically a given that Brand X is
>> not compatible with Brands "Y" and/or "Z"!
>>
>> You have available the three "Killer Applications": Spreadsheet, Word
>> Processor, and Database.
>
> I have better alternatives on my Mac and on Linux.

You have some alternatives that you like better.

But apparently the majority of the consumers has other
preferences.

Arne