Re: Anyone using Vista?

docdwarf@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
In article <vJKdnSEadbaUSSvUnZ2dnUVZ_umWnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
HeyBub <heybub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
riplin@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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Apples market share has grown from 4% and is now over 10%


http://www.tuaw.com/2009/02/02/apple-market-share-continues-to-climb-windows-drops/


I stand corrected. Your reference from an Apple sock-puppet is off a
tad, though. CNET reports a market share of about 9.6%.
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/03/01/apples-net-share-slipped-in-february/

But that's to be expected with the Democrats in control. All the
"beautiful people" use Macs.

Argumentum ad hominem, I believe... either that or less than two
months of being 'in control' has Democrats behaving like some folks
from (US state of your choice) I know like to think of themselves as
behaving.


Uh, so what? If one buys a product because it is promoted by a celebrity,
and that reason is exposed, I suggest your belief that the exposure is
"argumentum ad hominem" is evidence sufficient of some psychological
pathology.


Linux has more servers than Windows does.

Sure. The geeks love Linux and it's the geeks that set up servers.

Argementum ad hominem, I believe... either that or corporations have
no sense of how to test a system for superior ROI, which may be the
case, in places where folks behave like some (folks from US state of
your choice) I have known.

Likewise, you have no practical concept of how business decisions are made.
ROI is but one part of the decision-making process, and in most cases, a
minor part. The primary buying motivation, for most people who make these
decision, is not cost (ROI), but minimization of grief. In general, it's not
their money they are spending, but they will have to weather the upset and
abuse when something goes wrong.

I learned long ago - in the Dale Carnegie Sales Course - that you tailor
your presentation.

When talking to the purchasing agent, you emphasize dependability: "These
typewriters don't break - the secretaries will not berate you for buying
junk. Sure, they cost a little more, but peace of mind is worth it."

When talking to an owner, you emphasize price: "This machine is a bargain,
when considering ROI - it will outlast its peers by a long shot."

There are many, many more people in the role of "purchasing agent" than
"owner."

In the instant case, there are two conflicting thrusts: On the one hand, the
geek can pretty easily, through the ample use of acronyms, gibberish, and
body odor convince the sales department that Linux will do what they need
for a web site. On the other, the updated slogan "Nobody ever got fired for
using Microsoft" has sway in many slightly-more-sophisticated venues.

In neither case does the cost - or ROI - enter into the equation.




In a recent briefing by Ballmer his graph of 'threats' to Windows
had Linux as bigger than Apple.

Yeah, but nobody believes Ballmer. Just ask any Apple user.

Argementum ad hominem, I believe... either that or this is what
passes for Reasonsed Discourse amongst some (folks from US state of
your choice) I have known.

I didn't bring up Ballmer.



It's God's honest truth. You can take it to the bank. You can let
your sister marry it. If you had it for dinner, it would be the best
meal of your life. You can build a religion around it.

Religions are not rational... as are some (folks from US state of your
choice) I have known.

Religion and rational thought are not contradictory; religion is rational.
Thomas Aquinas, Maimonides, and some Muslim cleric (I forget who), settled
this hash in the 12th Century. You really should keep up.



Our decisions on what to buy are not dictated or imposed. There are
almost always choices.

'Choice' is not always rational... but then again, the concept of
'rational' has been completely alien to some (folks from US state of
your choice) I've known.

Argumentum ad changesubject. Nobody said choices are rational. I have an
ex-wife to prove that contention, though some would argue that anecdotal
example is not evidence. On the other hand, 100 million anecdotes...



Being a monopolist is not a crime. Private monopolies are almost
always good for the consumer. The arch monopoly of yore, Standard
Oil, reduced the price of kerosene from $3.00/gallon to FIVE CENTS.
In less than three years.

So, let's see... a free market's obvious conclusion is a monopoly,
which, by definition, has 'exclusive ownership through legal
privelege, command of supply or concerted action'... and since
ownership is exclusive the market is no longer free.

A "free market" is not a multiplicity of consumer choices. A "free market"
depends, in no way, on the presence or absence of a monopoly. A market is
free if buyers and sellers are under no compulsion to engage in a
transaction or if competitors have a low or no barrier to entry.


'The most free market leads to a market which is the least free'...
this passes for logic, among some (folks from US state of your
choice) I have known. George Orwell - an admitted Socialist -
advocated that 'Slavery's Freedom!'

George Orwell is not only dead, but was wrong. The only thing in my
experience that comes close to these two conditions is the logic of your
post.



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