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All the nixophile D'Losers will be absolutely fuming now!

http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.co..._with_mic.html

On Jan 8, 5:38 pm, "impossible" <impossi...@nospam.net> wrote:
> All the nixophile D'Losers will be absolutely fuming now!
>
> http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.co...1/06/ces_netbo...

Interestingly Microsoft has had to succumb to market forces here. If
Microsoft had its way ASUS and others would have been forced to make
their low-end offerings Vista (the Ford Edsel of operating systems)
compliant.

Instead Microsoft has been forced to allow the continued use of
Windows XP to bridge the gap until it has a new appropriate offering
ready.

Nice try, Microsoft shill.

"peterwn" <> wrote in message
news:98333ca5-a59d-48e9-a3f0-...
> On Jan 8, 5:38 pm, "impossible" <impossi...@nospam.net> wrote:
>> All the nixophile D'Losers will be absolutely fuming now!
>>
>> http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.co...1/06/ces_netbo...
>
> Interestingly Microsoft has had to succumb to market forces here.

Yes, market forces -- let's think about that. Asus tried to create a market
for cheaper nix-based netbooks, but it turned out that the demand for
Windows was much greater. Asus discovered that it could sell many more
Windows-powered EEEs at a premium price and so greatlyi mporve its
profitability. Partnering then with Microsoft to get a cut rate on Windows 7
was a no-brainer.

> Microsoft had its way ASUS and others would have been forced to make
> their low-end offerings Vista (the Ford Edsel of operating systems)
> compliant.
>
> Instead Microsoft has been forced to allow the continued use of
> Windows XP to bridge the gap until it has a new appropriate offering
> ready.
>

Yes, and nix is back to being an after-thought. Market forces are a bitch,
aren't they, sport?