I was in a computer shop last Sunday when I heard two business enthusiasts talking about the latest events in the digital world. I can't help myself but eavesdrop, so I followed them wherever they went and chronicled their conversation in today's entry. Computer user A asked computer user B if Microsoft really hates Linux because it's cheaper, easier to manipulate, and it attracts more users than MS products. B said that he doesn't think so, because Microsoft is still rich enough so they won't worry about losing customers. And besides, their new products like
Microsoft Windows Vista and Xbox 360 gaming consoles are still selling like buttered hotcakes in the market.
A asked again if the software giant is not threatened with the report stating that Bell Microproducts Inc. made a project with
Red Hat to produce programs and software based on the extremely popular Linux, making Bell Micro the latest service distributor of open source products. B said that he thinks MS does not care because Linux is for those users who can't afford to buy a genuine and branded closed software products like theirs. But he also thinks that there's really no collision between Linux and MS since they have different target markets and they have varied functionality as far as their features are concerned.
