David Sommerseth wrote:
> On 11/02/11 03:05, Always Learning wrote:
> [...snip...]
>>
>> Sometimes I just wonder about the luckiness of us non-Windoze people. We
>> have a really marvellous choice of operating systems (BSDs, Solaris,
>> Linux et al) and its all free and outstandingly good and reliable.
>>
>> I feel sorry for the Windoze victims. Its a really horrible experience
>> using a bug-laden and Micro$oft knows best machine where it is awkward
>> trying to make changes and avoid the ghastly mess of M$ Internet
>> Security - ugh! Centos is so relaxing and enjoyable :-)
>
> Be careful with saying such things. A lot can be said about Windows as an
> operating system and Microsoft as a company. But be very careful about
Yes, there can, and has been, a lot said. A *LOT* of it has not been
positive (at least since WinDoze 95). I can go on for a while, though it's
OT, as to their *lousy* design decisions, and then there's all the
lawsuits that they lost, where they paid to cut out competetors.
> talking about its users, you do not know the reason why they run another
> OS than those which you love.
Lack of knowledge and/or choice.
>
> Those who uses *nix oriented/based OSes aren't better people or superior
> to those not doing so. They are just different, with a different different
> needs. It doesn't necessarily make them victims or unlucky.
Sure it does. And we're Superior (tm), don'tcha know?
mark "actually liked DOS"