Wil's Rant

There saying millions have now switched to Firefox. There will be more. For many years now the focus at Microsoft has been profit and the company's self-interest. Not a terrible thing in itself except for the fact that along the way they forgot about the little concept of satisfying the customer's needs. This was not a problem so long as Microsoft continued to be the only real choice for the average person's computer needs. No longer. More and more we are getting options. Linux, Apple, Unix, etc. have been slowly but surely creeping up on Microsoft. Firefox, I suspect, is going to take a big bite out of the browser market. The stage is set for another big change in the operating system market. My understanding of Linux is that the user has to have a little more basic computer knowledge in order to use it. My next purchase is likely to be an Apple primarily because of the reviews of people who own them. In virtually %100 of the reviews I've seen, the Apple owners will never buy anything else but an Apple. Apparently, the only way to make a company like Microsoft listen to the interests of its customers is to hit them in the pocket book. This is really starting to happen. The end result is going to be more software options for all, and even Microsoft will eventually have to make some changes if they want to stay in business. Many of their business customers have already been lost. The residential market is also starting to shift as the alternatives become more and more attractive.