Sony thinks Microsoft has "lost it". :-)

Post #11,853 by static 10/4/01 10:28:46 PM Reply	Sony thinks Microsoft has "lost it". :-) Again, from the Register: [link\|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/16043.html\|Sony boss - Microsoft has lost it]. Sony boss Nobuyki Idei believes that Microsoft doesn't know what its future business model should be, and will be overwhelmed by smaller and more nimble competitors. ... "Microsoft is very uncertain about its future business model... their future business model is totally in danger." He characterises Microsoft as an "OS dinosaur", unable to adapt to new thinking. "[Gates] mind set is very old. He would no longer be able to license Windows as he once had." Well if anyone was going to stand up to Microsoft my money would have definitely been on Sony. They may do a lot of things wrong or badly, but they also do a lot of things right - far more than Microsoft. Wade. "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"
Post #11,858 by Andrew Grygus 10/4/01 10:43:24 PM Reply	And he's right. Microsoft is just thrashing out in every direction they can think of in hope of hitting at least a few targets. That's pretty powerful thrashing though, so watch yourself! [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #11,862 by dmarker2 10/4/01 11:02:00 PM Reply	Re: It means something to me when ... a man of his stature and insights (Sony Chief) heading up an industry giant like Sony, says what he does about a man like Bill Gates. He could have said nothing, but Gates has offended him so much and to such a degree, that he feels the need to speak up. I interpret his anti MS comments as insights & not competitive slights. Makes interesting reading Cheers Doug M
Post #11,867 by Meerkat 10/5/01 12:04:56 AM Reply	So VAIO's with Linux pre-installed start shipping when...? Or, now Sony has released a shiny white VAIO lapdog, maybe it should be running MacOS :) On and on and on and on, and on and on and on goes John.
Post #11,883 by dmarker2 10/5/01 3:32:51 AM Reply	Re: How does that fit in this thread ??? Sorry but the comment is lost on me :-) Where did Linux come into it ??? Doug
Post #11,884 by Meerkat 10/5/01 3:48:52 AM Reply	Meerkatland - where 'tenuous' is a way of life... If the Sony guy dislikes the Microsoft guy, the Sony guy might not want to be buying products from the Microsoft guy. ie: Windows. And Linux is a pretty good substitute for Windows. If I can work in a Beowulf reference there somewhere then I'll have fully qualified it as an 'ObSlashdot' post :) On and on and on and on, and on and on and on goes John.
Post #11,888 by static 10/5/01 4:09:27 AM Reply	It'd be nice, but it hasn't happened. I did investigate getting my VAIO shipped with Linux, but the only one on offer was RH6.2 and the Sony dealer was very reluctant. In the end, my own research showed that RH6.2 would not be up to snuff on the VAIO I eventually bought. 7.1, OTOH, would be a much better choice. Wade, who hasn't actually installed Linux on his laptop yet, but has booted the RH7.1 CD on it... "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"
Post #12,016 by wharris2 10/5/01 8:04:56 PM Reply	Lost it, maybe But with the Microsoft lock-in how can you tell? I won't ever buy a computer with Windows Ex Pee, but computer manufacturors are locked into it. Sigh. I damn well hope the computer market shuts down for the next six months, recognizing the "kicks consumers in the balls" aspects of XP. Who knows how empty the sky is In the place of a fallen tower. Who knows how quiet it is in the home Where a son has not returned. -- Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966)
Post #12,022 by kmself 10/5/01 8:39:51 PM Reply	Um...why now? Andrew posted this story in January. Why the sudden interest? `-- Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com] What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?`
Post #12,042 by dmarker2 10/6/01 12:37:08 AM Reply	Righteous Register resurrecting replay reaps richer rewards Register don't like MS & is playing this tune for all they can :-) Cheers Doug Marker (good on em)
Post #12,045 by static 10/6/01 1:33:17 AM Reply	Did he? I don't recall that... It was a link from a current Register story. I should have said it was an older story. Sorry. Wade. "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"
Post #12,054 by kmself 10/6/01 5:27:14 AM Reply	I checked I thought there might have been a date foulup or something, so I made enquiries. It was posted in January, according to the response.bv `-- Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com] What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?`
Post #12,246 by CRConrad 10/8/01 12:41:54 PM Reply	Talking to Ken Auletta - isn't that dangerous...?

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