Quote from CoolTrader:
Putting cost aside, could someone elaborate why Linux is superior to M$, in terms of technology, business model, ...? You need to come up with solid arguments, simply bashing M$ isn't going to convince me.
CoolTrader,
That's a good question. Why don't you start elaborating why M$ is superior to Linux, in terms of technology, business model, ... ? You need to come up with solid arguments, etc.
In fact I'm pulling your leg of course but my pun is legitimate.
As traders, many people come together in this thread. Some run a standard package, some do rather sophisticated software development. For my part , I believe that I know what is best for me. In general, talking about business models, we all know about the perverse nature of a de facto monopoly. Look a bit around in the US & EU, even courts decided it to be true. The naive happy user, worried about having to perhaps switch and relearn a bit of OS in the future is in fact sorrowfully duped by any form of MONOPOLY, often totally unaware of it. That's why a long time ago laws were passed to curb it. These days they don't seem to work anymore.
I could get into far more detail on this how vendors, suppliers are constantly coerced and threatened to keep 'unfriendly' products out of their boxies, off their shelves and left without support in order to extend the reign of some kind of technologically inferior product forced on the crowds at whatever price the market will bear. If you never have seen textbook monopoly in action, don't miss your chance.
As an introduction, Madison gave you an excellent introductory reference.
