Comments on: Microsoft, the Walking Dead http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/ Connecting the dots ... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:19:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Roland Hesz http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12444 Roland Hesz Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:19:04 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12444 Ok, missread the Crossover Office part, sorry. But if I use that, and install MSOffice, that still does not help with the "same as MS just free" promise. It's not free anymore :) Ok, missread the Crossover Office part, sorry.
But if I use that, and install MSOffice, that still does not help with the “same as MS just free” promise.
It’s not free anymore :)

]]> By: Roland Hesz http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12443 Roland Hesz Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:16:50 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12443 Actually, ConceptJunkie, I was surprised when Ubuntu told me "you will have to restart your computer for the changes to take effect". And not only once, it happened about 10-15 times while I was trying to install all that I need. That was a new thing from a Linux system. Outlook maybe utter garbage (it definitely has some problems, not as many as Evolution or KOrganizer, but has), but currently the only Calendar/Contact app beside Lotus that can synchronize with every single mobile phone/palm device, has Xing and LinkedIn support, and has a usable Contact sheet. I will check Crossover Office, if it can connect with Nokia Suit, can use the LinkedIn plugin and the Xing plugin, then it may can replace Outlook. Actually, ConceptJunkie, I was surprised when Ubuntu told me “you will have to restart your computer for the changes to take effect”. And not only once, it happened about 10-15 times while I was trying to install all that I need.
That was a new thing from a Linux system.

Outlook maybe utter garbage (it definitely has some problems, not as many as Evolution or KOrganizer, but has), but currently the only Calendar/Contact app beside Lotus that can synchronize with every single mobile phone/palm device, has Xing and LinkedIn support, and has a usable Contact sheet.

I will check Crossover Office, if it can connect with Nokia Suit, can use the LinkedIn plugin and the Xing plugin, then it may can replace Outlook.

]]> By: ConceptJunkie http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12429 ConceptJunkie Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:46:12 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12429 Roland: Checkout Crossover Office, a commercial fork of Wine that is geared towards compatibility with MS Office. I can't speak for MS Money, but I think Outlook is utter garbage. But that's just my opinion. Rick p.s. Sure there are tons of updates, but you don't need to reboot every 5 minutes for 2 hours to install them. Roland:

Checkout Crossover Office, a commercial fork of Wine that is geared towards compatibility with MS Office. I can’t speak for MS Money, but I think Outlook is utter garbage. But that’s just my opinion.

Rick

p.s. Sure there are tons of updates, but you don’t need to reboot every 5 minutes for 2 hours to install them.

]]> By: Roland Hesz http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12428 Roland Hesz Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:40:12 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12428 ConceptJunkie. It took me about the same amount of time to install Ubuntu 8.04 as XP. And what is a pain that two of the programs I want will not run under Ubuntu (MS Money and Outlook) and no, there are no real, 100% substitutes for these. And then I did not even get into the playing games part :) As for the updates - well, I spent most of my time for the first two days to install udates and apps on Ubuntu. Funny. ConceptJunkie.

It took me about the same amount of time to install Ubuntu 8.04 as XP.
And what is a pain that two of the programs I want will not run under Ubuntu (MS Money and Outlook) and no, there are no real, 100% substitutes for these.
And then I did not even get into the playing games part :)

As for the updates – well, I spent most of my time for the first two days to install udates and apps on Ubuntu. Funny.

]]> By: ConceptJunkie http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12410 ConceptJunkie Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:13:20 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12410 >Well, they say that Linux is free - as long as your time worth nothing That's crap. I get can Linux installed and be productive in a small faction of the time it takes to install Windows, leave alone the tons of updates and apps I would still need to install. >Well, they say that Linux is free – as long as your time worth nothing

That’s crap. I get can Linux installed and be productive in a small faction of the time it takes to install Windows, leave alone the tons of updates and apps I would still need to install.

]]> By: Microsoft fails, even for Bill Gates | AccMan http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12395 Microsoft fails, even for Bill Gates | AccMan Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:47:03 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12395 [...] Zoli Erdos: Michael Krigsman points to this PDF which shows some of the follow-up email correspondence - you’d think after the CEO /Chairman rants so explicitely, they rush to find a solution. Instead, what we find is fingerpointing, politics, total corporate inertia.  That’s what kills (formerly great) organizations. [...] [...] Zoli Erdos: Michael Krigsman points to this PDF which shows some of the follow-up email correspondence – you’d think after the CEO /Chairman rants so explicitely, they rush to find a solution. Instead, what we find is fingerpointing, politics, total corporate inertia.  That’s what kills (formerly great) organizations. [...]

]]> By: Jeremy Toeman http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12394 Jeremy Toeman Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:30:26 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12394 Good post Zoli, in much agreement with you. Here's what I wrote yesterday on why I feel the PC industry is up against a disruptive shift: http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/06/24/computing-and-the-innovators-dilemma/ Good post Zoli, in much agreement with you. Here’s what I wrote yesterday on why I feel the PC industry is up against a disruptive shift: http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/06/24/computing-and-the-innovators-dilemma/

]]> By: IT Project Failures mobile edition http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12393 IT Project Failures mobile edition Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:05:36 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12393 [...] Zoliblog amplifies the point mercilessly: Microsoft is dead. Rich, powerful, but without a future.  A Walking Dead. [...] [...] Zoliblog amplifies the point mercilessly: Microsoft is dead. Rich, powerful, but without a future.  A Walking Dead. [...]

]]> By: Ryan Ackley http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12389 Ryan Ackley Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:05:03 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12389 Windows as a consumer OS is dying. I think it's because of the internet and game consoles. Most of what I use a computer for is playing games and using the internet. Now, the most important function of an operating system is hosting a web browser. I've found I can pretty much switch between Linux, Mac, and Windows and still be productive. Although, I still get headaches dealing with the differences. I think "Usability" is a myth. It comes down to doing things the way you are used to doing them. Microsoft does a good job of putting a lot of eggs in many baskets. I don't think they will die. They will be another behemoth like IBM. Windows as a consumer OS is dying. I think it’s because of the internet and game consoles. Most of what I use a computer for is playing games and using the internet.

Now, the most important function of an operating system is hosting a web browser. I’ve found I can pretty much switch between Linux, Mac, and Windows and still be productive. Although, I still get headaches dealing with the differences. I think “Usability” is a myth. It comes down to doing things the way you are used to doing them.

Microsoft does a good job of putting a lot of eggs in many baskets. I don’t think they will die. They will be another behemoth like IBM.

]]> By: Peter http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12388 Peter Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:23:21 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/06/24/microsoft-the-walking-dead/#comment-12388 Well, they say that Linux is free - as long as your time worth nothing. Mac OS is not bad, but it cannot always match the breadth of apps on Windows. Like it or not, MS & Win are here to stay for a while. They might be walking dead, but being quite rich and still walking despite being dead is not that bad a deal. At least for a while. Well, they say that Linux is free – as long as your time worth nothing. Mac OS is not bad, but it cannot always match the breadth of apps on Windows.
Like it or not, MS & Win are here to stay for a while. They might be walking dead, but being quite rich and still walking despite being dead is not that bad a deal.
At least for a while.

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