[Sussex] Microsoft to collapse..

[Paul Graydon]

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> From: sussex-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk 
> [mailto:sussex-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Chris Jones
> Sent: 13 February 2005 00:59
> To: tealeg at member.fsf.org; LUG email list for the Sussex Counties
> Subject: Re: [Sussex] Microsoft to collapse..
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> On Sat, February 12, 2005 10:39, Geoffrey Teale said:
> > It mentions how Linux and Firefox now have the "mindshare", not 
> > Microsoft.
> 
> Personally I think that's a load of crap, but that's beside the point.
> 
> Microsoft still have the $10billion a quarter business and 
> that's not going away anytime soon, no matter how many people 
> download firefox.

Personally, I'd have to agree with you too.  Gartner and other IT sites
still show that the market share of IE is around 90%.  In 3 months of
launch, and over a year and a half of mainstream existance as such (stable
releases), Firefox hasn't made huge moves on the browser share.  I love it
and would never go back to IE, but most people still haven't heard of it
really.  Not at a level that'll make them any more interested in trying it
out.  The average joe might have heard some tech savvy co-worker or friend
mention it, but not really understand what the fuss is about.  After all,
he's already got the internet on his machine, that’s what the blue E is for.
Sadly, most IT writers seem stuck with their heads half in IT world,
forgetting that people in the real world don't think like them at all, and
basically couldn't give a brass monkeys how they get on to the internet,
write a letter, use the computer; as long as they actually can.  Why change
to Linux when their machine came with Windows?  All the benefits are
primarily stuff that IT geeks pay attention to, not the end user.  Why use
Firefox when IE does what they need?

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