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Paul Flint (flint) wrote on 2008-10-19: Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

#850

Dear Evan,

AMEN!

Regards,

Flint

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008, Evan wrote:

> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:00:34 -0000
> From: Evan <email address hidden>
> Reply-To: Bug 1 <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share
>
> I have a friend who is a very bright but nontechnical user. She is
> scared of Windows update because it occasionally very slightly alters
> the way her computer works. She consequently didn't install any updates
> until I pointed out that in addition to these very slight tweaks, it
> also theoretically would make her computer stop misbehaving. In MS-
> Land, that's only theory, and the frustration makes her care very little
> about making any changes at all. She knows from experience that no
> change to her computer has actually been for the better. But here, we
> have the potential to turn that theoretical improved reliability into
> actual improved reliability.
>
> This is not a usual opinion, but I think the single biggest draw we can
> ever have for regular users is Stability and Predictability. 5 years
> ago, no one was mentioning that because (1) nothing ever crashed, and
> (2) we practiced specification- / documentation-driven programming.
> However, in our rush to beat MS, this "nothing ever crashed" has
> degraded to an "almost nothing ever crashes"; the specification driven
> programming has degraded into a innovate-innovate-innovate model. We
> need to hold on to our roots.
>
> My point is: don't lose sight of our strengths in trying to work on our
> weaknesses.
>
> --
> Microsoft has a majority market share
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

Kindest Regards,

Paul Flint
(802) 479-2360

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Dear Evan,

AMEN!

Regards,

Flint

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008, Evan wrote:

> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:00:34 -0000
> From: Evan <ebuswell@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Bug 1 <1@bugs.launchpad.net>
> To: flint@flint.com
> Subject: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share
> 
> I have a friend who is a very bright but nontechnical user.  She is
> scared of Windows update because it occasionally very slightly alters
> the way her computer works.  She consequently didn't install any updates
> until I pointed out that in addition to these very slight tweaks, it
> also theoretically would make her computer stop misbehaving.  In MS-
> Land, that's only theory, and the frustration makes her care very little
> about making any changes at all.  She knows from experience that no
> change to her computer has actually been for the better.  But here, we
> have the potential to turn that theoretical improved reliability into
> actual improved reliability.
>
> This is not a usual opinion, but I think the single biggest draw we can
> ever have for regular users is Stability and Predictability.  5 years
> ago, no one was mentioning that because (1) nothing ever crashed, and
> (2) we practiced specification- / documentation-driven programming.
> However, in our rush to beat MS, this "nothing ever crashed" has
> degraded to an "almost nothing ever crashes"; the specification driven
> programming has degraded into a innovate-innovate-innovate model.  We
> need to hold on to our roots.
>
> My point is: don't lose sight of our strengths in trying to work on our
> weaknesses.
>
> -- 
> Microsoft has a majority market share
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

Kindest Regards,

Paul Flint
(802) 479-2360

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please send an acknowledgment in response to this note.

Paul Flint
Barre Open Systems Institute
17 Averill Street
Barre, VT
05641

http://www.bosivt.org
http://www.flint.com/home
skype: flintinfotech
Work: (202) 537-0480
  Fax: (703) 852-7089

Consilium
gratuitum        .~.
valet            /V\
quanti          /( )\
numerantur      ^^-^^