[mdlug] MS: Average consumer runs only two apps at a time

[Robert Adkins]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org 
> [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Garry Stahl
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 2:42 PM
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> Subject: Re: [mdlug] MS: Average consumer runs only two apps at a time
> 
> Robert Adkins wrote:
> > This is going to piss off a massive segment of their market: Teens.
> >
> > This is a market that simultaneously runs a web browser, a chat 
> > program, some music or other entertainment program and then 
> runs one or two other applications in order to do their homework.
> >
> > It's almost like Microsoft has decided to drink a larger 
> quantity of 
> > stupid and destroy itself.
> >   
> 
> Well, what alternatives do they have?  They are Windows after 
> all there isn't anything else....
> 
> Oh...wait....
> 
> Obviously Microsloth is not over thinking it is the only 
> thing there is.  Their pain, our gain.
> 
> --
> Garry  AKA  --Phoenix--  Rising above the Flames.
> 

	I wish that was true. So far, it has proven to be untrue.

	People were saying that Microsoft was shooting itself in the foot
with the arbitrary differences between the 6 versions of Windows Vista and
they were going to pay. Only... that hasn't happened.

	The same thing is going to happen with Windows 7 that happened with
Vista, that happened with XP. The majority of people will shamble on into
their local computer retail outlet and shamble out laden down with a Windows
7 running Desktop or Laptop computer, with a few of those "weirdos" walking
out with them shiny elitist Mac machines and finally some guys buying a
handful of parts for their Linux boxes.

	Linux isn't going to have the success that MacOSX has until someone
figures out how to turn it into a commercial success by riding heavily on a
niche (Like Apple did with Artists, Film and other creative industries) that
has a need for large quantities of quality hardware that is pre-configured
and then somehow gets commercial developers to start rolling out multiple
genres of applications that are worth paying for.

	-Rob