Comment 1799 for bug 1
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| Tom (tom6) wrote Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share | #1799 |
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Hi :)
When this bug-report was first posted the IT world was a very different place. I think it was even before netbooks!
There are a couple of ironies now
1. The long awaited "Year of the Linux Desktop" is already happening but we kinda missed it or don't notice it because it's not about desktops anymore. It's about mobile devices such as hand-helds, tablets and the rest.
2. People happily use Android, Blackberries and others without even seeming to realise it's not MS. Even while tapping away at their Androids or Blackberry they state that they would never use Linux or that there is no option other than Windows or they make other absurd statements.
3. If Netbooks hadn't been around already and just newly arrived now then Win8 wouldn't need to be touch-screen to run on them. Which might have saved MS a bit of a headache and allowed them to keep a more familiar UI and compete favourably against tablets. By killing off netbooks they have ended up with a UI that is hated by WIndows fanboys (and girlies) and forced into competing in an unfamiliar market that they've already lost. Dohh!!
The question is will we work together and ensure it stays the "Year of the Linux Mobile Devices" or will Android, Blackberry and others fall to bitter in-fighting leaving MS clear to waltz to the finish line?
Regards from
Tom :)