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Old 08-07-2012, 04:50 PM   #1
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LXer: Microsoft is pushing users and vendors to Macs and Linux


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Microsoft is insisting that users and vendors do things its way with Windows 8 and some of them aren't going to take it anymore.

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Similar was said at the release of Vista. Vista went on to not suck quite as badly, people waited and moved to Win 7.
For most corporates the amount of money invested in Microsoft products (99% of their IT budget) means they'll stick to windows. That means home users will too as they're not going to buy a laptop that looks unfamiliar and won't synchronise with their phone or run their favourite game or application.
 
  


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