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hailgautam · 07-03-2007, 11:50 AM

Earlier versions of Windows and DOS were brought to market where the environment was conducive for the MS Windows.

alternative OSs did not enjoy wide-spread support by applications, and developers - as like Mac which was considered a multimedia OS, and also it required different hardware.
alternative OSs were not really usable by newbies - as in the case of linux et al.
Windows OSs were not as expensive as they are now
previously win 95 was a revolution in a sense that brought a new graphical user interface then win 98 grew on the BSODs of win 95 and all they guys who had win 95 had to upgrade.
XP was way to smart and coming of age.
now linux provides a comfortable alternative not only for experienced users but also for the newbies.
It was way to easy to pirate, so many more people were using so more acceptance of the OS.

07-03-2007, 11:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
hailgautam Alpha Geek Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 763	Re: Ballmer admits Vista not selling as expected Earlier versions of Windows and DOS were brought to market where the environment was conducive for the MS Windows. alternative OSs did not enjoy wide-spread support by applications, and developers - as like Mac which was considered a multimedia OS, and also it required different hardware. alternative OSs were not really usable by newbies - as in the case of linux et al. Windows OSs were not as expensive as they are now previously win 95 was a revolution in a sense that brought a new graphical user interface then win 98 grew on the BSODs of win 95 and all they guys who had win 95 had to upgrade. XP was way to smart and coming of age. now linux provides a comfortable alternative not only for experienced users but also for the newbies. It was way to easy to pirate, so many more people were using so more acceptance of the OS. __________________ Change is Nature, the part that we can influence; and it starts when we decide. Where you going? With Luck forward.