Comments on: Attack on Linux and FOSS Reveals Microsoft’s Weakness, Fragility http://techrights.org/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/comment-page-2/#comment-5662 Roy Schestowitz Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:27:45 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/#comment-5662 Yes. In addition, I recently read in ITWire and/or The Register about the barrier to interoperability which is posed even in Microsoft Office for Mac OS. VBA was part of this, IIRC. It's important to continue to stress that OOXML is not just Microsoft Office. OOXML is just Microsoft Office <b>on top of Microsoft Windows</b>. This is an important distinction. They are trying to pass their whole platform or stack as a standard. See <a href="http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20071023002351958" title="How to Get Your Platform Accepted as a Standard - Microsoft Style" rel="nofollow">the headline in Pamela's latest article</a>. Yes. In addition, I recently read in ITWire and/or The Register about the barrier to interoperability which is posed even in Microsoft Office for Mac OS. VBA was part of this, IIRC.

It’s important to continue to stress that OOXML is not just Microsoft Office. OOXML is just Microsoft Office on top of Microsoft Windows. This is an important distinction. They are trying to pass their whole platform or stack as a standard. See the headline in Pamela’s latest article.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/comment-page-2/#comment-5660 Yuhong Bao Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:15:33 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/#comment-5660 BTW, Office have plenty of legacy as well. For example, VBA. BTW, Office have plenty of legacy as well. For example, VBA.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/comment-page-1/#comment-5659 Yuhong Bao Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:14:39 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/#comment-5659 >Are you aware of the technical vocation of Windows Vista? Yep, they do have a point, which is why I would recommend it mostly on newer computers, for example, I am overall neutral however because Vista of course have advantages as well. >Some analysts would rightly tell you that it turns out to be a dead end with very slow progress (blame the unmaintainable codebase). I would not go that far. In fact to verify the claim you would have to have access to the source code. Shared Source can be used to do this, even if it is limited. >If freedom and standards are important to you (which they probably are), GNU/Linux is a safe route. Yes, freedom from one vendor is the best advantage of Linux, in fact even with Unix it is the best advantage, because despite the Unix variants, they all share enough in common that portability is not a problem. In fact many programs written in the days of V7 Unix will run with minor changes on current versions of Linux. Programs written in the 1980s, well, little bit worse because of for example BSD vs SysV but most code in this era will run on both. I have it running in a VM and once I dual-booted Vista with Linux. >Mac OS X is a good platform if you put your cards on moving to the forefront. Of course that is a good platform as well with some of it open source with Darwin. >Are you aware of the technical vocation of Windows Vista?
Yep, they do have a point, which is why I would recommend it mostly on newer computers, for example, I am overall neutral however because Vista of course have advantages as well.
>Some analysts would rightly tell you that it turns out to be a dead end with very slow progress (blame the unmaintainable codebase).
I would not go that far. In fact to verify the claim you would have to have access to the source code. Shared Source can be used to do this, even if it is limited.
>If freedom and standards are important to you (which they probably are), GNU/Linux is a safe route.
Yes, freedom from one vendor is the best advantage of Linux, in fact even with Unix it is the best advantage, because despite the Unix variants, they all share enough in common that portability is not a problem. In fact many programs written in the days of V7 Unix will run with minor changes on current versions of Linux. Programs written in the 1980s, well, little bit worse because of for example BSD vs SysV but most code in this era will run on both. I have it running in a VM and once I dual-booted Vista with Linux.
>Mac OS X is a good platform if you put your cards on moving to the forefront.
Of course that is a good platform as well with some of it open source with Darwin.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/comment-page-1/#comment-5657 Roy Schestowitz Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:01:18 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/#comment-5657 Are you aware of the technical vocation of Windows Vista? Some analysts would rightly tell you that it turns out to be a dead end with very slow progress (blame the unmaintainable codebase). Mac OS X is a good platform if you put your cards on moving to the forefront. If freedom and standards are important to you (which they probably are), GNU/Linux is a safe route. Unlike company-dependent products, development does not cease. Are you aware of the technical vocation of Windows Vista? Some analysts would rightly tell you that it turns out to be a dead end with very slow progress (blame the unmaintainable codebase). Mac OS X is a good platform if you put your cards on moving to the forefront. If freedom and standards are important to you (which they probably are), GNU/Linux is a safe route. Unlike company-dependent products, development does not cease.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/comment-page-1/#comment-5653 Yuhong Bao Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:12:43 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/#comment-5653 My point is that MS isn't the only one doing this, in fact the article mentions other examples of companies doing this off the bat. On the matters of Vista, I am kind of neutral here, I recommend Vista (or for that matter, the latest version of a distribution of Linux) on new computers simply because it support new hardware better than XP (or older distributions of Linux, for that matter). But on pre-2005 hardware, I would not recommend Vista because it requires more powerful hardware than XP did. My point is that MS isn’t the only one doing this, in fact the article mentions other examples of companies doing this off the bat. On the matters of Vista, I am kind of neutral here, I recommend Vista (or for that matter, the latest version of a distribution of Linux) on new computers simply because it support new hardware better than XP (or older distributions of Linux, for that matter). But on pre-2005 hardware, I would not recommend Vista because it requires more powerful hardware than XP did.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/comment-page-1/#comment-5649 Roy Schestowitz Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:12:12 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/#comment-5649 it's the same story with XBox360 (and Zune, Vista and Office 2007). I have references to prove this. It's funny that you mention this now because just under a week ago Microsoft faked shortages, having fallen to the bottom rank in its own back yard (US sales dominated by the Japanese console makers). From stuffing to shortages? Surely they jested. Poor excuses. it’s the same story with XBox360 (and Zune, Vista and Office 2007). I have references to prove this.

It’s funny that you mention this now because just under a week ago Microsoft faked shortages, having fallen to the bottom rank in its own back yard (US sales dominated by the Japanese console makers). From stuffing to shortages? Surely they jested. Poor excuses.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/comment-page-1/#comment-5647 Yuhong Bao Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:37:04 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/05/14/microsoft-weakness/#comment-5647 HD-DVD advocates once buyed (not just channel stuffed) HD-DVD movies in large amounts to inflate sales numbers and create the impression that it is more popular than Blu-Ray: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/synchronized-hd+dvd-purchase-by-fanboys-spike-amazon-rank-blu+ray-fanboys-set-to-retaliate-253131.php HD-DVD advocates once buyed (not just channel stuffed) HD-DVD movies in large amounts to inflate sales numbers and create the impression that it is more popular than Blu-Ray:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/synchronized-hd+dvd-purchase-by-fanboys-spike-amazon-rank-blu+ray-fanboys-set-to-retaliate-253131.php

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