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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: For The Gamers
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 05:25:09 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-12-21, Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
> RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The reason they use Windows is because it runs Microsoft Office (and 
>> businesses are "married" to this crap) and Microsoft's has leverage with the
>> computer manufacturers. Monopolies have a lot of inertia that's hard to
>> overcome. But you'll note that, for development purposes, Microsoft is now
>> including Linux in Windows. There's a reason for that. And, as software
>> moves to the "rental" phase and more and more of the applications move to
>> the "Cloud", there will be less and less necessity to use Windows.
>>
>
> No purchasing manager was ever fired for specifying Microsoft.

I wouldn't bet on it.

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