14 DAY TRIAL // "It is an overall regression when you look at the most important aspect of owning and using a computer: your control over what it does. Obviously MS Windows is already proprietary and very restrictive, and well worth rejecting. But the new 'features' in Vista are a Trojan Horse to smuggle in even more restrictions. We'll be focusing attention on detailing how they work, how to resist them, and why people should care", said Free Software Foundation (FSF) program administrator John Sullivan.
This is the official position of the Free Software Foundation, the author of the BadVista.org campaign. A campaign dedicated to highlight the negative aspects of Windows Vista and to concomitantly promote free software alternatives.
"You can help us expose Microsoft's business marketing campaign as the "largest ever" power grab that it is. Visit BadVista.org and join the ongoing conversation about best practices to promote free software during this critical rollout attempt. Create and participate in direct actions to keep freedom at the head of the Vista debate as it comes to a boil. The movement for free software is not merely a movement against Microsoft, of course. But let's make sure their $500 million soup turns out to be a feast for free software," added Sullivan explaining that Microsoft has invested in excess of half a billion dollars into the promotional campaign for Windows Vista.
Nowhere on their website does the Free Software Foundation claim an objective position. In fact, it is evident that the crucification of Windows Vista is a premeditated act. The only problem that I see is the fact that a trial for Windows Vista is a trial where the defendant is absent. As long as the operating system is not widely deployed, the BadVista description is nothing more than a subjective and limited perspective. According to data published by Market Share by Net Applications, Windows Vista accounts for 0.11% of the operating system market in November 2006. BadVista? With a market share of 0.11%?