[Gllug] My god that Mark Shuttleworth gets everywhere

[Chris Bell]

On Wed 13 Jul, Christopher Hunter wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 2011-07-13 at 13:34 +0100, Jason Clifford wrote:
> 
> > Microsoft knows full well that their future depends upon
> > controlling the platform being used. They cannot control the cloud due
> > to the already well established market presence of Linux and Unix. 
> 
> They can, however, tie their users in to "their" way of doing things.
> You want to receive your "Exchange" mail on your mobile phone?  Of
> course you can, but you'll pay to do it.  You want a "Word" compatible
> document?  You'll have to rent the use of the software remotely...
> 
> There are many ways of tying the (l)users to MS products.  They'll keep
> playing those games, and will try their hardest to force business users
> to use their products.

   Apple have done very well out of FOSS (BSD plus a few specific packages
only available from Apple).


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Chris Bell www.chrisbell.org.uk
Microsoft sells you Windows ... Linux gives you the whole house.

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