--- In [email protected], "anup nair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Varun Dubey, writer cum associate editor of CoolTechZone.com had published > an online article 'Is it wrong to love Microsoft' on Aug 2005. Well, there > is absolutely nothing worng in loving it.. its his choice to do so, but the > bugger went ahead to comment this "I love Microsoft. Absolutely adore it and > what's more, I hate Linux <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxvadapav>. I > think it's the most over rated piece of software ever built and survives > simply out of spite and not because it is terribly good at doing something > because it is not!" > > Thats not all! He has mentioned more. > He hasnt spared Sun and Oracle either. > > Mac community has reacted to his article. They have claimed this author to > be non-techie and perhaps authors at cooltechzone (india review site) are > more interested in getting hits on their site and therefore publish > 'flamebait' articles. In order to avoid giving them a hit I shall sopy paste > the entire article in red below and also provide the link to his contact; in > case you want to respond directly to him! > > adios > ~ anup > > PS: contact/respond to varun dubey: > http://www.cooltechzone.com/contact/Varun_Dubey/ > > Column: Is It Wrong to Love Microsoft? *Author:* Varun > Dubey<http://www.cooltechzone.com/contact/Varun_Dubey/> > *Date:* Friday, 05 August 2005 *Topic:* > Columns<http://www.cooltechzone.com/Columns/> > *Company:* Various <http://www.cooltechzone.com/> Page 1 of 2 > > Microsoft is perhaps the most hated company in the history of > business<http://www.cooltechzone.com/#>. > Anointed with names such as the Redmond Giant, Microshaft, Microsloth, so on > and so forth, the nicknames and jokes are perhaps exceeded only by the > vengeance with which people hate it. > > The question is why do they? I love Microsoft. Absolutely adore it and > what's more, I hate Linux <http://www.cooltechzone.com/#>. I think it's the > most over rated piece of software ever built and survives simply out of > spite and not because it is terribly good at doing something because it is > not! > > What has Microsoft given us? It has given us Windows, sure, it was buggy > earlier and a lot of things didn't work like they were supposed to (plug and > play springs to mind) but it was a pioneering effort. No one was even close > to the ease of use that Windows offered. Sure, Mac OS was a lot prettier but > then it cost the moon and the stars along with both your arms and legs. > > I understand the criticisms about the security of the software, the critical > flaws and what not but again, we must look at things in the proper > perspective. More than 95 pecent computers in the world use one form of > Windows OS or another. The remaining being divided between Linux, Mac etc. > now lets say MAC has 1 percent, does it make sense for a hacker to create a > virus that can at best infect just 1 percent of the computers in the world? > It doesn't, therefore you don't have as many security threats for other > software as most of the people developing Linux probably sit at night > writing up malicious code for windows! > > In a nutshell, it's not so much as that the software is secure; it's simply > that no one is interested in spending sleepless nights writing a virus that > won't give them the satisfaction they get from causing havoc. Considering > the fact that everyone who knows how to write two bits of > code<http://www.cooltechzone.com/#>dreams of hitting windows with a > virus, the guys at the "Redmond Giant" are > doing a spectacular job. > > XP is such a joy when it comes to simply connecting a device and watching > the pretty little bubble detecting it and saying "its installed and ready > for use" makes the slightly high price absolutely worth it. In Linux, you > have to recompile a kernel if you want to so much as change your modem! Give > me a break guys, Linux is light years behind Windows XP and I am sure it > will be further back biting the dust when Longhorn (now Vista) comes out. > > Page 2 of 2 > > *Continued:* > > This reminds me of the bundled issues with the antitrust lawsuits being > slammed on it. It's just sad, unfair and uncompetitive. Basically what the > stupid courts in Europe said was, hey, you're doing a great job, and you > must pay for it! This coming from a bunch of people who couldn't even agree > on a constitution! > > And of course, the long list of lawsuits that Microsoft is straddled with. I > am sure it is a business model for companies such as Sun and Oracle to just > sue Microsoft whenever their profits are down due to insanely stupid and > useless products that no one is buying. > > Every year, just before the FY results are out, Mr. McNealy sits with his > board and shakes his head, guys, we are in the red, what do we do? How do we > turn it around? Suddenly a bright face says, I know, let's sue Microsoft for > a billion odd! Bill can afford it, after all, he makes such smashing > products that everyone buys them, making him rich! That ought to be a crime > in SOME court! > > Microsoft made some products which it would like to ship together with its > OS, no where in the EULA does it say that "you are not authorized to install > other software" If Mr. John Doe thinks media player is the worst piece of > software he has ever used, he is free to go and download Winamp or > Musicmatch Jukebox (neither of these offer free full versions). > > Lets be fair and honest about this. Here is a company that single handedly > created the market for Personal Computers, brought computing to ordinary > folks like you and me, made it affordable by encouraging mass acceptance and > constantly strives to provide us ease of use in every sphere it touches. > From tablet PCs to handhelds to media centers but he didn't do it for free > and wants to protect it's own interests. What is wrong with that? After all, > the people who are suing Microsoft, aren't they looking after their > interests as well? Why do we think or believe that if they were in the > position Microsoft is in, they would do things differently. > > I do not for a moment think or believe they would be philanthropic and give > away years of toil away for free or act in the best interests of everyone > but themselves. It is about time we stopped being hypocritical and > appreciated a job really well done. > > > -- > whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, > and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, > but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; > he shall have whatever he saith. > -- MARK 11:23 > Guys,
Would you believe this !!! The site is running on a Linux server.This gives him no moral right to bad mouth Linux. Check this link http://tinyurl.com/fr6nd -- Sharjeel http://www.sharjeelsayed.tk http://www.sharjeel.co.nr http://www.sharjeel.us.tt ***Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxvadapav/messages ***Group Usage Guidelines (Please Read): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxvadapav/files/mailing_rules Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxvadapav/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
