[LAU] Some disturbing news

[Len Ovens]

On Tue, 5 Jun 2018, David Kastrup wrote:

> So if we are talking about reputation management, Microsoft could now
> rename itself to GitHub and offer GitHub Windows, GitHub Office, GitHub
> cloud services, GitHub certified engineering certificates and what not.

I would be very surprised if Microsoft feels in any way that their name or 
reputation is a liability. Rather the opposite. Compared to the huge 
number of people who use windows because that is what the computer came 
with and they feel a mac is over priced and that there is nothing else, 
the open source community doesn't even show in a pie chart big enough to 
add the label. Android is huge, but only because people "buy" it with the 
phone. Most people do not understand the licencing it comes with, nor 
care. Most do not see it as a computer even those who use it as a computer 
replacement. They have bought a brick that does things and have no 
interest in modifying anything more than the backgroud picture to one with 
their children or grandchildren instead. The only reason not to use the 
windows in the computer is:

A) I have a Mac as a status symbol (or iPhone)

B) I want to do things with the computer it was never designed to do

One might concider low latency audio as something the "PC" was not 
designed to do. But then is Linux designed for low latency work? Not 
really, but it is open enough to get there. Why would anyone in their 
right mind bother with such a tiny portion of computer enthusiasts 
considering the cost of support?

If there is anyone here who considers themself to be in their "right mind" 
I appologize...

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Len Ovens
www.ovenwerks.net