Kal,
There's a lot of vested interests involved. Way more than
just MSFT. That's why we hear so much dis-information.
This bit about NT & the enterprise comes right out of the
Joseph Goebbls school of propaganda: tell a lie and people
are skeptical, tell a BIG lie and people will believe you.
You know, in the entertainment business, sales figures are
always "inflated" (a nice word) to encourage more people
to go to the movies, see the broadway show, or buy the CD.
Record producers "buy" the inventoried copies of albums to
make their group go gold or platinum. Movie producers report
box office grosses to Variety that include "anticipated"
grosses at certain theatres.
Why does it work? Well, everybody in America loves a winner.
Do you know that MSFT, except for some creative accounting,
actually LOST $60 million last quarter? Did you see that
reported in the Wall St. Journal?
Gates figures that if he makes a big deal out of everything
MSFT publishes, it will encourage people to buy the product.
If IT managers make their purchasing decisions based on hype
by that nitwit, MSFT will continue to do just fine and businesses
that use MSFT software will continue to fumble along, paying
the premium all along the way making lots of work for "experts"
and consultants and spawning an enormous propaganda network
for the continuation of the status quo.
That is why someone has the audacity to write an article claiming
that NT will be the dominant enterprise server next year. They
know it's a bunch of bullshit. But who cares? It may convince
the public to buy NT. Listen to Gates. He does this all the
time. He'll continue to do it until it stops working.
cheers,
cherylw |
