----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: Micro$oft $uck$
| | On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Brittany wrote: | | > I decided to make a whole new topic about this because i think it should
I agree with you on this; but, Microsoft has its uses as well. Part of the problem with Windows is that they tried to make everything as much backward compatible as possible... Without looking at the 120,000 different applications, drivers, special proprietary cards, etc. Windows usually works well as long as you don't install anything on it. As soon as you start installing applications things get skrewy quickly. Mostly because of OS files getting overritten by application installs.
But Windows is so user friendly and according to M$, the total cost of ownership is much lower than Linux. :)
Oh, yea, they paid for the research that wasn't a true research project or a valid conclusion. Even one of the research companies has changed their policies since.
I've had to rebuild my Windows machine many times because of things like this.
I have yet to rebuild a linux machine in almost 10 years.
Thanks, James
-- Robin Laing
