Blogging Ottinger (tim)Sorry Mr Balmer but you have the Wrong Reason
Steve says it’s all because of the pirates but I suspect he’s wrong. He says MS is going to crack down on piracy and that will bring sales up. I think that the theory underlying this is that all Windows releases are infinitely popular have an eager audience, so slow sales must be because the audience is getting their copies elsewhere. What if the real reason is that people don’t want Vista?
I’ve heard non-techs telling each other to not buy Vista. I don’t want it. If I buy a machine with Vista on it, I will refuse the EULA and install Linux. Why? Partly because I like Linux better than Windows, and partly because they’ve cracked down on pirates by making their licensing terms completely abhorrent. Cracking down more will drive customers to Linux, I’m sure.
