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let's see whether i can explain properly - the biggest market of 21st century is asian market along with brazil and russia. people over there are increasingly u

let's see whether i can explain properly - the biggest market of 21st century is asian market along with brazil and russia. people over there are increasingly using open source stuff only - linux is becoming popular day by day so much so that government organization only want open source solutions. Also very few know that most of the hotmail users also have gmail as their primary email app. More and more people are using open source docs like Openoffice or StarOffice (free with google app) ... online web-app is also becoming popular (google doc , zoho etc.). MySql is way too popular than anyone can ever imagine. BRIC countries are 3rd world countries and they cant afford XBOX - also this gaming box from MS is not doing that well in north america either. So I wonder if MS stays the way it is right now then in 5 years I don't see anybody buying anything from MS. do you?

greyman 18y ago
Maybe the following answer is not what you would like to hear, but anyway: I am a Microsoft customer. I use Windows XP at home, which I am fully satisfied with, it never crashed and I haven't had any virus in four years. Maybe I am lucky, but I really had zero problems with it. I also use Microsoft Office 2000, which I consider a very good software. In work, we also run Windows XP, and developing software using Visual Studio 2008, which I consider a very good development tool. Other than that, I mostly use third party shareware and open source software. If I will buy something from MS in the future, you ask? I will very propably buy Windows again with new computer I will purchase. Any other questions? ;-))
dougp 18y ago
I recently recomended at my project that we should be using regular text files for documentation over word docs. I was looked at like I grew two heads. The only MS product I use outside of work is my xbox 360 which (in my opinion) is a great product. I will surely by the next model in 5 years.

greyman 18y ago

Maybe the following answer is not what you would like to hear, but anyway: I am a Microsoft customer. I use Windows XP at home, which I am fully satisfied with, it never crashed and I haven't had any virus in four years. Maybe I am lucky, but I really had zero problems with it. I also use Microsoft Office 2000, which I consider a very good software. In work, we also run Windows XP, and developing software using Visual Studio 2008, which I consider a very good development tool. Other than that, I mostly use third party shareware and open source software. If I will buy something from MS in the future, you ask? I will very propably buy Windows again with new computer I will purchase. Any other questions? ;-))

dougp 18y ago

I recently recomended at my project that we should be using regular text files for documentation over word docs. I was looked at like I grew two heads. The only MS product I use outside of work is my xbox 360 which (in my opinion) is a great product. I will surely by the next model in 5 years.