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M$ Forks That Other OS

Published by Robert Pogson April 6th, 2009 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

M$ will continue to allow business, who do not like M$’s current products, to install XP. They would prefer that to MacOS or GNU/Linux, of course. This means that for the first time in a decade, M$ is beginning to listen to customers and might reluctantly give them what they want, an OS that works and is not bloated with unnecessary features. It also means that businesses that want more control of their software will run to GNU/Linux. What business wants to wait with baited breath for periodic stays of execution for their IT?

see Ancient xp Gets Stay of Execution

No, this is not about Vista, but 7, the new vapourware. Businesses do not want to buy a pig in a poke and always delay adopting a new release to they were not about to install 7 will-nilly. Customers who find they can skip Vista and 7 may skip that other OS entirely because their withdrawal symptoms subside with time. With each release they skip the cost of migration becomes more for that other OS.

- Robert Pogson

My Mission

My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.