a power user

For today’s jaded technical press and pundits, anything less than 100% adoption, overnight, is a colossal failure. Which is kind of like saying that this year’s Star Trek was a flop because 268 million Americans didn’t go see it.

Meanwhile, in yesterday’s news (literally), PC World summarized a new report by IDC analyst Al Gillen, which predicts that Windows 7 will account for 75% of units shipped in 2011 and will achieve total world domination within three years:

Windows 7 momentum will translate in 2013 to the new OS accounting for 95% of the operating systems Microsoft sells to businesses. That percentage is up from 90% forecast for 2012.

What, not 100%? Losers.

A-ha! So it doesn't only happen when Nokia is involved. A very entertaining read, thanks to Ed Bott, though honestly I don't know whether I should be amused or outraged.

Come to think of it, the way most (by pageviews, if not accuracy of reporting) of the US-based 'blogosphere' relates to whatever Nokia does is starting to look disturbingly similar to the treatment they seem to always have in store for Microsoft.

I guess hating is the new black.

Silly.