letter to the Telegraph

[David B. Knickerbocker]

For comparison, The Union Leader used the term "Multimedia Projector".

-Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Benjamin Scott <dragonhawk at iname.com>
Sent: Jul 6, 2005 9:00 PM
To: Greater NH Linux User Group <gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org>
Subject: Re: letter to the Telegraph


   While I, too, enjoyed the letter, I suspect the term "PowerPoint projector" 
shows more general computer ignorance then Microsoft-biased ignorance.  After 
all, it's not like the projector is inherently tied to "slide show software". 
They could just as easily project Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel with their 
Microsoft Projector.  ;-)

   I was actually rather surprised that the phrase "powerpoint projector" made 
over 12,000 matches on Google.  By contrast, corresponding searches for Excel 
or Word found tens of relevant matches.  Software myopia, indeed.  It appears 
many people consider these multi-thousand-dollar machines to be nothing more 
then still slide projectors, and not a general-purpose computer display that 
happens to use front projection.

   Not really sure what that means, but it's interesting.  :)

-- 
Ben <dragonhawk at iname.com>
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