nsane.forums Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Many companies across many industries partake in some form of evangelism (though some would call it propaganda) for its products. Some of the best evangelism starts at the retail level, where employees can 'inform' the buying consumer while trying to sell a life-saving in-store warranty policy.A Best Buy employee, who happens to also be an overclock.net forum poster, recently partook in a Microsoft ExpertZone training exercise (with the incentive to be able to buy Windows 7 for $10) encountered materials from Microsoft that push certain superiorities that Windows 7 possess over Linux. While some points were valid, others were untrue.One of the slides that Microsoft used (above) is fairly misleading, as World of Warcraft is supported in Linux through WINE. Windows Live Essentials are indeed a Windows-only product, but there are many other free alternatives. Video chat is also supported well on Linux through Skype and Pidgin. See here a mirror of the original thread.It seems that Microsoft is trying to fight off Linux machines that are sold through Best Buy, which if any, are netbooks only. We can't imagine that there will be many customers who will wander into Best Buy without a clue of which operating system he or she should go with – the new and shiny Windows 7 or the mysterious, counter-culture Linux. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SokraT Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Linux is much more flexible than any Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted September 9, 2009 Administrator Share Posted September 9, 2009 I would say Ubuntu that is based on Linux is more flexible. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 It's a biased comparison, done by Microsoft. What would you expect? No news at all... it's just bullshit (the biased reviews/comparisons I mean).I remember reading a comparison of IE8 and other browsers done by MS. According to them, it's the best browser ever... give me a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted September 9, 2009 Administrator Share Posted September 9, 2009 Indeed. They are wrong. Well I only stay on Win as most of the people use it and Win has a larger community and software. It is another thin that I haven't tried any else than Win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karachidude Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Not tried any other platform than Microsoft.So no comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Not tried any other platform than Microsoft.So no commentsI grew up on Win 98 and 2000... I also never felt the urge to change. I've used Linux very briefly on other computers, it didn't impress as much as linux fans said it would. Actually compatibility issues make it Windows > the rest IMHO... if it weren't for that, wouldn't we all be using something else? It's a fact that most of the programs are done mostly for windows and adjusted to other operating systems.And with Windows 7 Microsoft will increase the lead in front of the competitors... it's finally a job well done by them since XP, which seems to come off second-best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karachidude Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 yes indeed...well said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted September 9, 2009 Administrator Share Posted September 9, 2009 I totally agree with you manpe. :) . But have heard a lot about Ubuntu. Well Marik may have a say on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bashar Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I've never used Lunix before :D (this is should go to the I've never game section lol)But got a question , Does everything new have to be better ?!i'm using Win7 , and it's quite better and a step up from Vista , the most important thing , is , i like what i have ,,,Period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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