Re: Free Software Company

[Radhakrishnan C V <cvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Robin Chatterjee wrote:

: > : Most people want Microsoft to do well, because it is a big component
: > : of the mutual funds in which their retirement savings go. Unlike India,
: > 
: > You are talking from the US for the people of US, but I am talking from
: > India, though not within any narrow constraints of fanatic nationalism.
: > I am yet to see a person in the street here in Trivandrum who wants the
: > Microsoft to fare well.
: 
: I for one don't want to see microsoft fail. True they have used
: underhand practises, but they have also done vastly more to enable the
: current pc (r)evolution. If there was no microsoft to you think the
: average bhola ram of india could afford a macintosh or a unix
: workstation or would be able to climb the (up till now) steep linux

You are sadly mistaken Robin. 

At the first place, PC came from IBM, they only hired Bill Gates to
write an operating system for this PC.

Secondly, IBM allowed to clone PC by any number of other companies that
resulted in the proliferation, price fall, and ultimately widespread
usage.

Had there been no Microsoft, other DOS's (PC DOS, DR DOS, etc) would
have taken the role of MS DOS. OS2 would have assumed the role of
Windows.

The prime reason for proliferation of PCs in the world is due to the
benevolence of IBM in allowing cloning of PCs by other companies. If not
PC would have a market share as Macintosh and you can imagine the fate
of Microsoft.

[...]

: So I wonder a bit at your attitude. Do you mean to say no one in
: trivandrum uses m$ windows ? I wonder...

Nobody in Trivandrum wants the Microsoft Corporation to do well in the
sense of Arun's claim of an ordinary US invester in Miscrosoft stocks
and not as an user of Windows. I think, any person can comprehend this
from mine and Arun's post.

-- 
Radhakrishnan