Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 16:52:34 -0400 From: Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com> To: "FreeBSD Advocacy" <advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: FreeBSD and Microsoft Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010629164758.03a52ff0@threespace.com> In-Reply-To: <001601c1007b$13969e60$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010628152216.017e6008@threespace.com>
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Nobody is forcing software users to use Microsoft, but there's also nobody out there forcing drug addicts to smoke that next gram either. My point is that once you've chosen a particular way of doing things, there's a certain "inertia" that can make it hard to change. Habits, good or bad, are often hard to break. Convincing users that there are technically superior alternatives to Windows isn't difficult. Convincing them to switch is. I suspect this is what will become of .NET once everyone is writing apps/services for it. --Chip Morton At 05:08 AM 6/29/2001, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >Why does the drug dealer give you the first couple of hits of cocaine for > >free? Not only does it engender some good will in the beginning, but once > >you're hooked, they're in a position where they get to dictate the > >terms of > >the arrangement absolutely. > > > >People that get hooked (addicted) to drugs can't get off of them even if >they want to. But software is a different matter - nobody is holding a gun >to >their heads and telling them that they _have_ to keep using Microsoft >software. > > > >Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com >Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide >Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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