I like Microsoft (was: Salon: The Microsoft Resistance)
Warren Togami
warren at togami.com
Sun Dec 2 02:41:08 PST 2001
On Sat, 2001-12-01 at 21:45, Charles Zachary Lockhart wrote:
> I happen to like Microsoft just the way they are. I don't have to teach my
> dad Linux, and they give me plenty to bitch and moan about.
>
> Probably that's overshare, sorry.
>
> Charles
>
> -without villains, we could have no heros.
My take on this:
Microsoft Desktop Products
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Not necessarily bad. Yes, incredibly insecure, but they work. I
switched to a 100% Linux desktop a few weeks ago, and despite my best
customization efforts my old Windows desktop was just better. I'm
afraid I will have to live in a mixed Linux and Windows desktop with two
computers for now.
Thankfully the Linux desktop situation has improved greatly and
continues to improve at a quick pace. KDE 3 comes in only a few months,
along with StarOffice 6 final.
Microsoft Server Products
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Server stuff should be secure. Microsoft products are simply far less
secure than the competitors. Microsoft server products are horrible.
Microsoft the Company
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Bad for consumers, bad for competitors, bad for "innovation".
Greedy. Controlling.
I'd call that Evil... some would call it business.
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