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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!qns3.qns.com!imci4!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Austria.EU.net!siemens.at!not-for-mail From: mingo@pc5829.hil.siemens.co.at (Ingo Molnar) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Why to not buy Matrox Millennium Followup-To: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Date: 24 Apr 1996 14:51:12 GMT Organization: Siemens AG Austria Lines: 43 Message-ID: <4llf50$eh5@news.siemens.at> References: <31785FD3.214C1457@lambert.org> <stephenkDq63JA.8JK@netcom.com> <31797567.1943F730@lambert.org> <stephenkDq7ADH.Aq@netcom.com> <317AC4A1.6625FEE1@lambert.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: pc5829.hil.siemens-austria X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 BETA-950824-color PL0] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.development.apps:14825 comp.os.linux.development.system:22213 comp.os.linux.x:30099 comp.os.linux.hardware:37149 comp.os.linux.setup:51945 comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:815 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:3480 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:3334 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:18066 Terry Lambert (terry@lambert.org) wrote: : I suggested that people reserve judgement pending a policy change. : : [ how to to be constructive about this whole issue ] Your assumptions about how this world works are wrong. No real marketing arguments can be used to stop monopolistic companies. It's simply the best way to earn money - and always will be. If a manager is really *GOOD* (in the sense of applying the correct rules and making the best decisions), he will actually build a monopoly as quick as possible, and milk it. You wont be able to tell a manager: "hey, do this, because this is the right thing from a persons point of view who has high IQ". No. He will convince the >masses< that they do the best thing when they buy the product. No need for bugfixes. No need for technical quiality. Features cheap and fast. And if the whole thing breaks => drop it and buy in the best technology some hacker's company has built, and milk that thing too. I'm talking about mass markets. There are other markets which are driven by other forces, like the military business. These are somehow "shielded" from the "overhelming power of the average costumer", but through politics they do get influenced too ... and in the same way. No way out, it's just a matter of time. Nice future, eh? ... :) Too bad that really complex systems (software engineers like them) are driven by these forces. The only exception i see is Linux (and BSD) ... :) Since it's not driven my the "average costumer with an IQ of 100", but by a person (or smaller group) which has an average IQ of 150-200 or so. Simple. They have a longer view. ( BSD is nice too, and i dont want to start that old flamewar again, but i >really really< dont want THEM to use MY code ... too bad ... Linux really needs your fs and SMP knowledge :((( ... ) Please prove me wrong -- mingo