** Darren Mansell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-08-23 11:09]:
> On Thu, 2007-08-23 at 10:57 +0100, alan c wrote:
> > Phil Bull wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2007-08-23 at 10:19 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote:
> > >> Well thats the biggest threat to linux: If Microsoft charged
> > >> reasonable licenses for their
On Thu, 2007-08-23 at 10:57 +0100, alan c wrote:
> Phil Bull wrote:
> > Hi Matt,
> >
> > Hope work's going well.
> >
> > On Thu, 2007-08-23 at 10:19 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote:
> >> Well thats the biggest threat to linux: If Microsoft charged
> >> reasonable licenses for their software (ie £2
Phil Bull wrote:
> Hi Matt,
>
> Hope work's going well.
>
> On Thu, 2007-08-23 at 10:19 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote:
>> Well thats the biggest threat to linux: If Microsoft charged
>> reasonable licenses for their software (ie £20 for Vista
>> Ultimate), FOSS would be blown out of the water.
>
MS are also introducing a PAYG system in Brazil I understand, in order to
tackle piracy. Something like $30 a quarter, although I'm not sure we're
talking US $ - bound to be something on the Register about it...
Pete
On 23/08/07, Phil Bull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Matt,
>
> Hope work's
Hi Matt,
Hope work's going well.
On Thu, 2007-08-23 at 10:19 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote:
> Well thats the biggest threat to linux: If Microsoft charged
> reasonable licenses for their software (ie £20 for Vista Ultimate),
> FOSS would be blown out of the water.
I really have to disagree on that
Matthew Larsen wrote:
> Well thats the biggest threat to linux: If Microsoft charged
> reasonable licenses for their software (ie £20 for Vista Ultimate),
> FOSS would be blown out of the water.
>
> But MS is a monopoly and that won't happen unless they really need to
Sorry to rain on your para
Well thats the biggest threat to linux: If Microsoft charged
reasonable licenses for their software (ie £20 for Vista Ultimate),
FOSS would be blown out of the water.
But MS is a monopoly and that won't happen unless they really need to
On 17/08/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Neil Greenw
Neil Greenwood wrote:
> A very good discussion about why Linux doesn't have a greater market share.
> http://tlug.jp/articles/Windows_Is_Free
A well put case with a closely argued set of points. Worth reading.
also see:
How Microsoft conquered China
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune
