[Cialug] Re: MS

[Jeff Davis]

I didn't say they weren't responsible, I said they are rarely offered
an alternative.  You suggest this is because the consumer is not shopping around.
I ask you then, at which store is the average person getting offered a machine running linux?
What dealership do they need to visit?





Chris Hilton wrote:
> That's true.  And if you shop for a car by buying from Ford without
> shopping any other dealerships you have the same problem. It's hardly
> fair to say the consumer isn't responsible because they aren't
> knowledgable enough to know where to look for alternatives.
> I suppose I forgot to blaim business as well, many people buy what their
> business uses.
> 
> On Wed, 2004-11-03 at 16:17 -0600, Jeff Davis wrote:
> 
>>Chris Hilton wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ultimately, MS is the consumers fault for
>>>investing in the company; blaming the Government for not destroying it
>>>is taking blame away from the people truly at fault: stupid spend-thrift
>>>American consumers ;).
>>
>>
>>In the consumer's defense, they are rarely offered an alternative.
>>Mr. & Mrs. First Time Computer Buyer standing in Walmart/Best Buy/et al.
>>often don't even know how they'll use a computer.  The conversations
>>with the sales staff (if one occurs) will center on hardware choices.
>>The next issue is internet access i.e. what provider to choose for their dial up.
>>The OS is pretty much a given.
>>
>>This relates directly to the stated reason for the LUG.  To promote linux.
>>
>>
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Jeff Davis
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