Comments on: Ouch: “Windows is for grandmas” http://tottinge.blogsome.com/2007/04/07/ouch-windows-is-for-grandmas/ Tim Ottinger on Christianity, freedom, software, podcasts, and really hot-looking guitars. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:52:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Tim http://tottinge.blogsome.com/2007/04/07/ouch-windows-is-for-grandmas/#comment-513 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:46:52 +0100 http://tottinge.blogsome.com/2007/04/07/ouch-windows-is-for-grandmas/#comment-513 Well, realize he doesn't mean that Microsoft is actually going out of business, only that it doesn't seem to matter anymore like it used to. I remember when the sun rose and set on Microsoft's schedule, and I think he's right that the importance of that little empire has waned. All computer users use Macs doesn't bother me as much as a Linux user because at least the Mac is based on BSD and that's a unix system not too unlike a Linux system (just different enough to make you stumble a bit). But it is a little bit of a barb. In my company, I think I am the only guy not using mac. I think that "the cool kids" have mostly converted. Never having been cool, I find it hard to get excited about it. Well, realize he doesn’t mean that Microsoft is actually going out of business, only that it doesn’t seem to matter anymore like it used to. I remember when the sun rose and set on Microsoft’s schedule, and I think he’s right that the importance of that little empire has waned.

All computer users use Macs doesn’t bother me as much as a Linux user because at least the Mac is based on BSD and that’s a unix system not too unlike a Linux system (just different enough to make you stumble a bit). But it is a little bit of a barb.

In my company, I think I am the only guy not using mac. I think that “the cool kids” have mostly converted. Never having been cool, I find it hard to get excited about it.

]]> by: Steve http://tottinge.blogsome.com/2007/04/07/ouch-windows-is-for-grandmas/#comment-512 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:15:21 +0100 http://tottinge.blogsome.com/2007/04/07/ouch-windows-is-for-grandmas/#comment-512 ALL computer users use Macs... Wow, that must burn Linux users. ALL computer users use Macs… Wow, that must burn Linux users.

]]> by: Walter Moore http://tottinge.blogsome.com/2007/04/07/ouch-windows-is-for-grandmas/#comment-511 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:47:04 +0100 http://tottinge.blogsome.com/2007/04/07/ouch-windows-is-for-grandmas/#comment-511 Mr Graham reminds me of a story that I read long ago about a certain political science professor who refused to believe that Ronald Reagan had won the 1980 election in a land slide. He interviewed EVERYONE he knew and not one person would admit to having voted for Regan. (and how could Reagan have won if no one voted for him...) I suspect that he suffers from the "Echo Chamber Effect". RE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_chamber (See bottom of page.) Apparently, Mr. Graham only associates with people who refuse to use M$ products, so after a while there is no one in his sphere of influence who uses Windows. Ergo Microsoft no longer exists. I could just as easily make the claim that Java doesn't really exist, since I have never used it, and none of my (current) co-workers have either. I fear that he may eventually find that the rumors of M$'s death are greatly exaggerated. Mr Graham reminds me of a story that I read long ago about a certain political science professor who refused to believe that Ronald Reagan had won the 1980 election in a land slide. He interviewed EVERYONE he knew and not one person would admit to having voted for Regan.
(and how could Reagan have won if no one voted for him…)

I suspect that he suffers from the “Echo Chamber Effect”.
RE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_chamber
(See bottom of page.)
Apparently, Mr. Graham only associates with people who refuse to use M$ products, so after a while there is no one in his sphere of influence who uses Windows. Ergo Microsoft no longer exists.

I could just as easily make the claim that Java doesn’t really exist, since I have never used it, and none of my (current) co-workers have either.

I fear that he may eventually find that the rumors of M$’s death are greatly exaggerated.

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