Always Learning wrote:
On Mon, 2011-08-29 at 06:12 -0400, ken wrote:
I hope we're not going to start rationalizing the presence of linux bugs on the basis of Microsoft's record of failures.
Bugs, or "programme difficulties", are inevitable.
M$ success is promoting the standardisation of exchange of computer data and promoting the wider acceptance of computers at home by people not computer-knowledgeable. Despite that the future is open-source with the option of paid-support.
How long before M$ gives away Windoze and charges for updates (bug rectifications), anti-virus measures and 'hand-holding' support ?
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Ancient office funny (old when I started office jobs): Answers: $0.10 Good Answers: $0.50 Correct Answers: $1.00 Dumb looks are still free
mark "except M$ *charges* for verbal dumb looks"