No, more people need to go to Linux or something else that’s not win or mac
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And Microsoft might be right this time. My mid size organization for example is locked in to microsoft, we use the Office suite, AD, Teams, their ERP system, Windows servers, Windows desktops, outlook, etc.
I would love to go the Foss route but let's be real, the costs that would save would quickly be overshadowed with learning to set it all up.
Let me know if I'm wrong here, I really am open to moving over but it's a massive undertaking.
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I'm sorry, is this thread under the misconception that the X360 outsold the PS3? Because that's wrong.
https://www.vgchartz.com/charts/platform_totals/Hardware.php/
X360 did win in North America, but PS3 had a small lead globally. The PS3 was completely dominant in Japan, and had a sizable lead in Europe.
If it wasn't for the Red Ring of Death, the X360 probably would have won. In many ways, Microsoft's gaming division never recovered from that.
Microsoft is correct.
The PS3 lost out to the 360 because of more than just Sony. The 360 was shilled hard by influencers.
Most Windows users are too stupid to care about the issues with Windows or switch to something better.
Nah it was Wii controller and Wii Sports that Sony lost to. Wii Sports sold over 83M copies, other Wii games like Wii Sports Resort 33M, Wii Play 28M, Wii Fit 22M. Wii controller was what crashed other consoles. That was what put Nintendo back on the top after Nintendo 64 flop. Compare it to PS2 - best Sony console, best sold game is GTA San Andreas and it sold only 17M copies.
What keeps Windows afloat is Office 365 for corporations and companies.
No kid will have Linux at home if their parents work for corpo and are no tech nerds.
They had everything going for it.
The Wii Controller. The Wii Fit. Wii Bowling. That Wii U Streaming device so you could play Wii Sports on the go. They were truly leaps and bounds ahead.
Wii didn't have a streaming device. Wii U was a sequel console, and the controller was that stupid tablet thing. It connected to the console via Bluetooth, you could only have one connected at a time, and they didn't sell replacements separately, so if you broke the stupid thing, you had to mail it to Nintendo and wait a month for them to fix it.