I spend most of my Internet time on political sites rather than tech sites. That’s part of why this blog is so unconvincing to me—it reeks of spin. Spin is usually used to mask fear or desperation; when it’s obvious, it’s painful. This is better spin than what Joe on the block might come up with, but it’s still pretty shallow.

Which is kind of interesting—I thought people with investments in Microsoft might be a little bemused by Linux, but I really didn’t think it was at the point yet where they have started to actually feel threatened, like this is a war. Thank you. I’m much more optimistic about Linux’s future now.

Why all big Hollywood studios like to use editing / compositing linux software -> 5, 6 times faster than OSX, 10 times faster than Windows.

Windows is for consumer market. Linux come from the mainstream (please read “heavy-duty” computing), and now is intended to replace unsecured $MS products on the consumer area, what’s so hard to understand ?. These days, this transformation is moving fast.

Why you think governs, municipalities - especially in Europe - drop Windows away - because is good ?. They had money, no problem - even they will spend more with personal training for Linux - why? -> because for the governmental activities, and for public domain business Windows is proven insecure (with all that patching policy).

We live now the end of the monopolistic, unfair, insecure gray era in favor of a community driven age with open standards. Customers must to dictate about their needs NOT other few peoples that think they know what the customers may need.

It’s a social movement - is not an anti Microsoft movement.
They had a lot of time to prove a system that bring an user centric development process, security, scalability, etc. Too much time they don’t hear the voice of the customers, now is too late.

With Vista they fail. In fact their attitude about peoples (consumers) lead them to fail. If $MS wanna live, they need humanoids on top level structures - brave peoples with light on their eyes - hand in hand with future and with rest of us. We go to the future, is $MS problem if they will go on the same direction or not.

PS
About acclaimed innovations:
I found Microsoft under the earth level (except C# - the really true “new thing”). Vista Aero - what a shame compared with my Ubuntu Desktop. I have a brilliant (usable) 3D interface [with a gazillion of possible customizations ] - on the same old Ati 9600, with the same 2.4 Ghz CPU [no multitreading].

What a sad day for M$. M$ death rattle!