Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 28th Oct 2006 17:28 UTC, submitted by Tyr.
"Leading PC manufacturer Acer has accused Microsoft of ratcheting up the cost of Windows by effectively forcing consumers to opt for the Premium version of Vista. Acer claims that the Vista Home Basic - the new entry-level Windows - is so poorly featured that consumers will simply reject it. "The new [Vista] experience you hear of, if you get Basic, you won't feel it at all," said Jim Wong, senior corporate vice president at Acer. "There's no [Aero] graphics, no Media Center, no remote control."
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2006-06-22
Your remark about Aunt Minnie is funny but not applicable, since Aunt Minnie does not work in a larger office. While there are a lot of software that is available for MS there is quite a number of software that targets nix and also a large number of software that is OS independant. Most of these are enterprise class software so aunt Minnie wouldn't see any benefit from it. As for switching from one platform to the other and the learning curve involved, do not under estimate learning curve involved when upgrading office 2003 to office 2007. I would say it is same like switching from office 2003 to open office. And we all know that there is more choice outside of windows for ERP class software then in windows. What will happen if a number of coorporations start implementing linux. You will end up with a growing number of people who are fluent in linux usage, thus implementing it at home. This will lead to a growing user base, thus making linux a more attractive target for small app developers. The ball has already started to roll in that direction, and the impact players are not techie Joe working in his parents basement, but govt. agencies and companies with a large number of workstations. Funny thing is once a ball start rolling down the hill it just keeps gaining speed.