On Mon, 2012-01-02 at 13:06 +0530, Yogesh Girikumar wrote: > > How is this piracy-proof? > > It is not. But atleast more people will be willing to pay for it. > > @Kenneth, > > I find it surprising because, there are lots of people ( who would > otherwise switch to linux) stuck with Windows just because they can't > run office on Linux. Mac is expensive. Linux alternatives are not good > enough for them due to their familiarity with MS software. Would this > not be a major blow to Microsoft OSes? > >
the future is in mobile and the tablet market - and most devices have already ditched microsoft. Linux adoption (especially in the government and - corporate sectors - which are the only sectors that pay for software) is growing. To survive, microsoft needs to have a go at this market. -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
