Re: uninstallation

[Christopher Pall <x97pall@wmich.edu>]

> seems a more sound strategy to act in one's own best interests as a

> consumer than to count on government intervention to correct an
> unwillingness to do so.

Depends on what your goal is. If your goals are big, you might not have enough
influence all by your lonesome.

>
>
> Telegraphing to Microsoft that you intend on buying their products no
> matter what they shovel in your direction, and no matter what the
> competition offers, is a formula for ever greater distortions in the
> market. Choice in the marketplace is like choice in politics: you've got
> to use it, or lose it. Pollyanna maybe, but none the less true for it.

I'm a sinner in this department, but alot of people are happy with Microsoft
products. To defeat Microsoft by boycotting, you are going to have to

a) convince them that Something else is better
b) To change despite the fact they already are very happy with what they've got

And how are you going to do this? With information? The consumer is very much
like a doubting Thomas, they are very unlikely to change their tune unless they
use a competing product at some point. If you just tell them they shouldn't use
MS from a purely ideological standpoint, you aren't going anywhere. zip zero,
nowhere, nada.



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                       Christopher Pall
        Delphi Programmer & Western Michigan Student (CS)
                          ThinkBiz
                       Kalamazoo MI USA
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