Re: Numbers don't lie: Vista adoption same as XPs

On Sat, 10 May 2008 15:17:11 -0700 (PDT), raylopez99 wrote:

> May 9, 2008, 8:57 pm
> XP and Vista: A Look at the Numbers
> Posted by Ben Worthen
>
> Popular opinion is that Microsoft¢s Windows Vista operating system is
> a dud, a view fueled in part by a low adoption rate among businesses.
> But a look back at history shows why it may be premature to write
> Vista off.
>
> Numbers never lie. But they don¢t always tell the whole truth.
> By the end of 2007, businesses computers running Vista accounted for
> just 3% of the nearly 1 billion computers in use worldwide, according
> to the research company Gartner. Sounds dismal, but that¢s the same
> percentage that ran the business version of Microsoft¢s previous OS,
> XP, in 2002, the first year after its release. (Out of 582 million
> total computers.) By the end of 2003, business computers running XP
> accounted for 10% of the total. Gartner projects that by the end of
> this year, business computers running Vista will make up 13% of all
> computers.
>
> That puts Vista ahead of its predecessor¢s pace, and bolsters
> Microsoft¢s argument that Vista adoption is inline with the company¢s
> expectations.

Poor Linux..

Even after 10+ years of being free, it is still hovering on life support at
0.6 percent of the desktop market share.

It's pretty sad when something that is free can't take market share from
Windows or Mac and climb above the 1 percent mark.

Even the BBC had Linux pegged a 0.8 percent which is one reason why they
are not supporting Linux for the multimedia streams.

Why bother?
There are not enough Linux users to make it worthwhile for the BBC.

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"Moshe Goldfarb" <> wrote in message
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> Poor Linux..

Yep, they don't empty your pocket.

> Even after 10+ years of being free, it is still hovering on life support
> at
> 0.6 percent of the desktop market share.

Paid NA desktop support numbers. Linux being mostly free isn't going to
register the way Micro$oft measures it.

> It's pretty sad when something that is free can't take market share from
> Windows or Mac and climb above the 1 percent mark.

It is, that is why Microsoft is now going to offer XP on EeePC at preditory
pricing. They wouldn't revive an old OS like XP and price it for $16/$32 a
copy if Linux wasn't eating their lunch would they?

They are not offering Vista as everyone knows it is too fat of a pig for low
end PCs.

The fact is, Microsoft is losing market share. It starts slowly. They know
or they would not be.

Keep up the FUD, sooner or later you will be talking to yourself.

> Keep up the FUD, sooner or later you will be talking to yourself.


Hearing voices?


Rich, who says, when pretend time is over you are left with the way it is

"Rich" <> wrote in message
news:...
>> Keep up the FUD, sooner or later you will be talking to yourself.
>
>
> Hearing voices?
>
>
> Rich, who says, when pretend time is over you are left with the way it is
>

According to the "know it all" advocates here Vista is going to be a flop
and will put Microsoft out of business.

The same way they predicted that XP would be a flop and put MS out of
business.

And the same way they predicted that Win2k would be a flop and put MS out
of business.



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Canuck57 wrote:
> "Moshe Goldfarb" <> wrote in message
> news:gbraqyu1ok95$.1bs4y37k5ufhp$... .
>
>
>>Poor Linux..
>
>
> Yep, they don't empty your pocket.

If you can't afford $90USD for Vista, the best OS available today, then
you're the definition of a real loser!
>
>
>>Even after 10+ years of being free, it is still hovering on life support
>>at
>>0.6 percent of the desktop market share.
>
>
> Paid NA desktop support numbers. Linux being mostly free isn't going to
> register the way Micro$oft measures it.

Bullshit!
>
>
>>It's pretty sad when something that is free can't take market share from
>>Windows or Mac and climb above the 1 percent mark.
>
>
> It is, that is why Microsoft is now going to offer XP on EeePC at preditory
> pricing. They wouldn't revive an old OS like XP and price it for $16/$32 a
> copy if Linux wasn't eating their lunch would they?

More of your bullshit!
>
> They are not offering Vista as everyone knows it is too fat of a pig for low
> end PCs.
>
> The fact is, Microsoft is losing market share. It starts slowly. They know
> or they would not be.
>
> Keep up the FUD, sooner or later you will be talking to yourself.

You're so full of bullshit & FUD canadian bacon, I can almost smell you
thru the Internet.
Loser!
Frank
>
>
>

"Canuck57" <dave-> wrote in message
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>
>
> Keep up the FUD, sooner or later you will be talking to yourself.
>
>
>

You are stupid low-life human being you broke clown. You're no good at this
and you should keep your trap shut. However, you can repeat orders given to
you while you're on the grill at the Waffle House, wananbe.

On Sat, 10 May 2008 16:01:45 -0700, Frank <> wrote:

>Canuck57 wrote:
>> "Moshe Goldfarb" <> wrote in message
>> news:gbraqyu1ok95$.1bs4y37k5ufhp$... .
>>
>>
>>>Poor Linux..
>>
>>
>> Yep, they don't empty your pocket.
>
>If you can't afford $90USD for Vista, the best OS available today, then
>you're the definition of a real loser!
>>
>>
>>>Even after 10+ years of being free, it is still hovering on life support
>>>at
>>>0.6 percent of the desktop market share.
>>
>>
>> Paid NA desktop support numbers. Linux being mostly free isn't going to
>> register the way Micro$oft measures it.

Well Frankie poo, since you keep telling us how rich you are, why
don't you buy everyone in the world a copy of Vista?

On Sat, 10 May 2008 16:01:45 -0700, Frank wrote:

> Canuck57 wrote:
>> "Moshe Goldfarb" <> wrote in message
>> news:gbraqyu1ok95$.1bs4y37k5ufhp$... .
>>
>>
>>>Poor Linux..
>>
>>
>> Yep, they don't empty your pocket.
>
> If you can't afford $90USD for Vista, the best OS available today, then
> you're the definition of a real loser!

Maybe you can tell me awhere I can buy Vista... real Vista, not "leave
everything out" for $90.

And Vista is surely NOT the best available today.

>>
>>
>>>Even after 10+ years of being free, it is still hovering on life
>>>support at
>>>0.6 percent of the desktop market share.
>>
>>
>> Paid NA desktop support numbers. Linux being mostly free isn't going
>> to register the way Micro$oft measures it.
>
> Bullshit!

So, how many people obtained Linux based distros this month and/or year?

>>
>>
>>>It's pretty sad when something that is free can't take market share
>>>from Windows or Mac and climb above the 1 percent mark.
>>
>>
>> It is, that is why Microsoft is now going to offer XP on EeePC at
>> preditory pricing. They wouldn't revive an old OS like XP and price it
>> for $16/$32 a copy if Linux wasn't eating their lunch would they?
>
> More of your bullshit!

Nope... it's predatory pricing. That's the only way the Asus could sell
its machine with software it had to purchase cheaper than a machine with
software it didn't have to purchase.

>>
>> They are not offering Vista as everyone knows it is too fat of a pig
>> for low end PCs.
>>
>> The fact is, Microsoft is losing market share. It starts slowly. They
>> know or they would not be.
>>
>> Keep up the FUD, sooner or later you will be talking to yourself.
>
> You're so full of bullshit & FUD canadian bacon, I can almost smell you
> thru the Internet.
> Loser!
> Frank

Pot. Kettle. Black.


--
Rick

Adam Albright wrote:
> On Sat, 10 May 2008 16:01:45 -0700, Frank <> wrote:
>
>> Canuck57 wrote:
>>> "Moshe Goldfarb" <> wrote in message
>>> news:gbraqyu1ok95$.1bs4y37k5ufhp$... .
>>>
>>>
>>>> Poor Linux..
>>>
>>> Yep, they don't empty your pocket.
>> If you can't afford $90USD for Vista, the best OS available today, then
>> you're the definition of a real loser!
>>>
>>>> Even after 10+ years of being free, it is still hovering on life support
>>>> at
>>>> 0.6 percent of the desktop market share.
>>>
>>> Paid NA desktop support numbers. Linux being mostly free isn't going to
>>> register the way Micro$oft measures it.
>
> Well Frankie poo, since you keep telling us how rich you are, why
> don't you buy everyone in the world a copy of Vista?
>

Some of us don't want it!

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On Sat, 10 May 2008 18:24:14 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:

> On Sat, 10 May 2008 15:17:11 -0700 (PDT), raylopez99 wrote:
>
>> May 9, 2008, 8:57 pm
>> XP and Vista: A Look at the Numbers
>> Posted by Ben Worthen
>>
>> Popular opinion is that Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system is a
>> dud, a view fueled in part by a low adoption rate among businesses. But
>> a look back at history shows why it may be premature to write Vista
>> off.
>>
>> Numbers never lie. But they don’t always tell the whole truth. By the
>> end of 2007, businesses computers running Vista accounted for just 3%
>> of the nearly 1 billion computers in use worldwide, according to the
>> research company Gartner. Sounds dismal, but that’s the same percentage
>> that ran the business version of Microsoft’s previous OS, XP, in 2002,
>> the first year after its release. (Out of 582 million total computers.)
>> By the end of 2003, business computers running XP accounted for 10% of
>> the total. Gartner projects that by the end of this year, business
>> computers running Vista will make up 13% of all computers.
>>
>> That puts Vista ahead of its predecessor’s pace, and bolsters
>> Microsoft’s argument that Vista adoption is inline with the company’s
>> expectations.
>
> Poor Linux..
>
> Even after 10+ years of being free, it is still hovering on life support
> at 0.6 percent of the desktop market share.
>
> It's pretty sad when something that is free can't take market share from
> Windows or Mac and climb above the 1 percent mark.
>
> Even the BBC had Linux pegged a 0.8 percent which is one reason why they
> are not supporting Linux for the multimedia streams.
>
> Why bother?
> There are not enough Linux users to make it worthwhile for the BBC.

.... maybe you can tell us why you are still using Linux.

--
Rick