Let's face it. Windows does do some thing better.

[Billy Verreynne (JW)]

ulrich steffens wrote:

>> >   Windows handling of multi-media is **miles** ahead of Linux
handling.
>> >
>> very true
>>
>what argumentation is that?
>sure is win better in multimedia handling cause everyone is using
windows/ms
>standards. so thats not a real point. or am i wrong?
>so can i say, that if i prefer quicktime, that win sucks at
multimedia handling?

You are missing the point Ulrich.. That is -exactly- how Microsoft is
entrenching Windows (and have been) as "the" desktop o/s. Even to the
point of crossing the line between what is legal and not.

-THAT- is what Linux has to compete with in the desktop market. Crying
foul, complaining that it is not fair, or saying that is not a "real
point" has no bearing to the issue at hand - Windows being the premium
desktop o/s in the world today.

Linux fans need to wake up to the fact that the desktop market is not
about what is the "best" desktop technically. In fact, Windows
-proves- that is it not about that.

If Linux fans wants to make any inroads into the desktop o/s market,
they need to rethink their strategy of how to attack Windows in the
marketplace. And keep in mind that Microsoft is literally spending
billions in R&D to ensure that any such attacks will fail.

IMO.. A lot of Linux fans are living in a dream world and missing the
very harsh realities of what and why the market selects a specific
product.

--
Billy

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