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Re: What's behind Microsoft's fall from dominance?
« on: September 11, 2013, 05:38:41 PM »
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Hi,
Just going to say to all you apple fanboys, government employees own more PC's than apple will ever think of using or selling, and that isn't counting the gamers or the casual user. The only ones who use apple products are the ones that know absolutely nothing about computers. They have to call apple to find out where the on switch is at.


Having used computers since the '70's and having previously worked for a company that built 68K computer AND owning more Apples than PCs, I find this opinion uninformed and rather stupid.
Yeah, Apple makes some curious decisions.
But as pointed out (repeatedly), those of us running MorphOS on older Apples aren't particularly interested in Apple's intent.

But I will agree with Smerf on one point, Microsoft isn't going away.
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Re: What's behind Microsoft's fall from dominance?
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2013, 07:17:04 PM »
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You guys are more delusional than you think if you really believe that Microsoft has lost dominance or is "doomed".  You clowns are the same people who believe that the Amiga will rise from the ashes like some sort of Phoenix to storm the world of computing once again.  Keep drinking that Kool-Aid and hiding out under bridges with your Billy goats.


My God!
I really don't like this guy, but I wholly agree with him here.

Microsoft is here to stay and our OS' are relegated to hobbyist pursuits.
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Re: What's behind Microsoft's fall from dominance?
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2013, 10:11:03 PM »
Not including DVD playback in all versions of Windows is remarkably lame.
Well, I can always fall back on XP MCE and MorphOS (my copies of both shiipped with that capability).
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Re: What's behind Microsoft's fall from dominance?
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2013, 10:28:48 PM »
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Mobile Devices


Cell phones?
Nah, I don't enjoy the small displays.
My iBook or a netbook (or possibly a tablet) is about as mobile as I want to go.
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Re: What's behind Microsoft's fall from dominance?
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2013, 06:38:14 PM »
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Read a book on all the Windows 8 secret functions... Suddenly it becomes an interesting OS. MS shouldn't have to force everyone to get a more bloated OS, because most people just don't need to upgrade.
The problem is that you are forced to have it pre-installed on a new system.

If you want to downgrade I am pretty sure the Win8 serials work for Win7. Dig around for a link from MSDN.

The mobile market sickens me. There is no innovation there. Just bigger, faster etc. to sell more devices.
Problems like: Your battery will last two hours in use, but then the competing model will have the same problem.


Thus sayeth the Devil Chicken and verily it is most true.

Two hours if you are lucky.
And people wonder why I still use a regular cell phone.
My battery stays charge for about a week.

I really like the Galaxy S4, but its not that practical as a phone.
I use my phone to call people, not run applications.
Those, I'll run on a small notebook or tablet.
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Re: What's behind Microsoft's fall from dominance?
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2013, 07:18:57 PM »
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...carry on with your other arguments now.  ;)

+1 :hammer:

Thanks for the news about Ubuntu Mike.
It used to be my favorite linux distro.
I'll have to check it out again.
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Re: What's behind Microsoft's fall from dominance?
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2013, 05:39:10 PM »
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Software is different and that's why you have copyright for it. Software patents are an abomination of the patent system.


A very valid point and an important distinction, Staf.
Patents just stifle progress.
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