A RECENT independent research report conducted in the US says about 500 companies have been founded and more than 17,300 jobs have been created because of Microsoft Windows.
The study, which was carried out in the US by California-based research company Telecommunications Research Group, concludes Microsoft and the Windows operating environment have been responsible for the creation of at least US$280 million in annual revenues for new companies and more than $1.3 billion in incremental revenue for established software firms.
I believe the Windows environment has been largely foisted upon us.
There is no argument the additional overheads introduced by Windows inevitably demand a hardware upgrade.
Windows has also produced an avaricious packaged software industry, which feeds off the hapless users.
Although I never thought I would say it, perhaps now the end justifies the means.