Switchin’ Back
I’ve been doing a fair bit of thinking lately, and perhaps my previous post about Windows users was a bit hasty. You see, Windows does have 90% of the market. That must mean they’re doing something right. There’s no way they would have gotten that market share without being the best platform.
Well, the point is, I’m switching back to Windows and to make sure the switch back is done right, I’m promising not to install any non-Microsoft software if there’s a Microsoft product in that space. In fact, here’s what I’ll be replacing my Apple, Adobe, RealMac software library with:
- Windows Vista Ultimate (If you think about it, $400 is a steal)
- Office 2007 Ultimate
- the Expression Suite
- Internet Explorer
- Windows Media Player
- Zune (yes, screw the iPod)
Market share doesn’t lie. Open standards don’t mean jack. Let Microsoft define the standard. Interoperability doesn’t matter either. Think about it. If you’re not using Windows, you’re probably just some heretical zealot trying to brainwash other people into using something twice as expensive and proprietary with no software options.
