Competion is the driving force of innovation. Imagine a world where one company has a dominating marketshare. What incentive does that company have to inprove it's product? None. For the computer industry, it is imperative that alternatives like Linux and Mac OSX exist. Otherwise, why would anyone bother to make advances. This page will attempt to convince you (the computer user) to consider an alternate operating system to Microsoft Windows. We'll have a look at why Windows is bad and how Microsoft is the mean kid on the block. The history of Microsoft and their release of the new Windows Vista will help us along the way to understanding the current state of the computer industry. |