http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/ Miscellaneous ramblings on miscellaneous topics Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-793 Joshua Lee Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:00:05 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/#comment-793 <p>Don't be so sure of yourself, winning has not been auto-matic.</p> Don’t be so sure of yourself, winning has not been auto-matic.

]]> http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-778 Head Geek Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:55:27 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/#comment-778 <p>Don't go there, friend... remember what happened the <em>last</em> few times you challenged me to a pun contest. ;-)</p> Don’t go there, friend… remember what happened the last few times you challenged me to a pun contest.

]]> http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Joshua Lee Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:33:43 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/#comment-771 <p>This dent is not accidental (glad my puns aren't falling flat on your ears)</p> This dent is not accidental (glad my puns aren’t falling flat on your ears)

]]> http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Head Geek Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:50:07 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/#comment-735 <p>Still a pretty small dent, though it's a beginning.</p> Still a pretty small dent, though it’s a beginning.

]]> http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Joshua Lee Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:27:40 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/#comment-733 <p>Not nearly as safe as it used to be. Dell selling Linux home computers and Asus and many others selling cheap Linux subnotebooks are a small dent in the Microsoft juggernaut. (To mix metaphors.)</p> Not nearly as safe as it used to be. Dell selling Linux home computers and Asus and many others selling cheap Linux subnotebooks are a small dent in the Microsoft juggernaut. (To mix metaphors.)

]]> http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Head Geek Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:39:45 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/#comment-730 <p>Their monopoly is also still safe at the moment.</p> Their monopoly is also still safe at the moment.

]]> http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-726 Joshua Lee Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:00:55 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/#comment-726 <p>Note I said "the loss of their monopoly" not the "loss of their business".</p> Note I said “the loss of their monopoly” not the “loss of their business”.

]]> http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Head Geek Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:39:00 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/#comment-720 <p>Microsoft survived the release of Windows Millennium, so I doubt Vista will kill it either. Though it's certainly driving more people away... at least Windows 2000 was a viable alternative to Millennium, there <em>is</em> no viable Microsoft-supplied alternative to Vista. Other than XP, of course -- for the moment.</p> Microsoft survived the release of Windows Millennium, so I doubt Vista will kill it either. Though it’s certainly driving more people away… at least Windows 2000 was a viable alternative to Millennium, there is no viable Microsoft-supplied alternative to Vista. Other than XP, of course — for the moment.

]]> http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-716 Joshua Lee Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:19:14 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/12/22/the-art-of-software-murder/#comment-716 <p>Don't worry, the loss of their monopoly to Linux and Apple will soon be shoved down <em>their</em> throat.</p> Don’t worry, the loss of their monopoly to Linux and Apple will soon be shoved down their throat.

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