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1. Comment - Windows XP Adoption Rates Slow

   (Jun 17, 2005 - 1:39 AM)

   It IS all about money. Anyone who has been in this business as long as I have (37 years) begins to appreciate how much of the buzz is real and how much is marketing.
   
   Most software innovations today have to do with scale of speed and memory. Much of the REALLY new functionality is in the area of artificial intelligence-like analysis of data which was impossible until the speed/size of the HARDWARE reached down to the lower echelons of businesses.
   
   Another important consideration is that software developers are reading these statistics too. How many of them can afford to blow off a large segment of the market by creating XP or Longhorn-only products?
   
   I haven't even TALKED about the pricing. If Microsoft suddenly gets concerned that people aren't "buying" XP/Longhorn, maybe they should consider a new pricing paradigm. How about charging us for the really NEW functionality instead of for the reworked OLD stuff?
   
   Regards....