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  3. January 2008

Re: System i Revenue Up

On Jan 25, 2008 5:26 PM, <Rick.Chevalier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
IIRC the 79% increase was attributed to sales of the Windows operating
system, the one without any real competition in the consumer market.

Well, becoming a monopoly is not exactly easy. Microsoft made that,
and that shows that they've got a lot of clue on how to run a good
business.

Try to walk into BestBuy for instance and get a PC system with an
operating system other than Windows. Microsoft also released the new

Yeah, but most x86 servers are shipped without an OS.

version of Windows which they charge handily for. The last time I
checked, the updates to i5/OS are free.

i5/OS updates are far, far away from free. You need SWMA. You'd have
gotten Vista "for no additional cost" if you purchased Microsoft's
Software Assurance. This argument is bullshit.

Sure Microsoft's revenue is up,
but I hardly think you can equate that with a superior product. Just a

Ah well, what OS are you currently running at home? And why?


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