[PCTECH] RE: Microsoft thwarted again

[Ken Sims <mdrg4136@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Scott and Chuck -

> > from: "Chuck Lewis" <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Betamax WAS superior but they wanted to license the technology and VHS was
> > GIVEN away.  And the rest is history...
>
> from: "Ingvaldson, Scott" <SIngvaldson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Exactly!  I sold electronics in the early 80's and the reason people
> originally bought VHS vs. Betamax was that VHS recorders were $100 or more
> cheaper.  Later in the product cycle people bought VHS because VHS versions
> of movies were much more easily found than Beta versions.
>
> Now the real question is, is this a valid comparison to the differences
> between M$ and iSeries?

I think it is a *very* valid comparison between M$ and *GNU/Linux*.  If 
Intel-based GNU/Linux distributions had been available at the same time 
that Micro$oft was starting up, I doubt that Micro$oft would still be in 
existence.

In fact Micro$oft is currently trying to protect their existence by 
threatening Asian governments with patent lawsuits if they use Linux ...

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/11/19/tech.microsoft.linux3.reut/index.html

Followups to the pctech list please.

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