Micheal,
Viruses aren't MS's fault and MS is very good at some things.
No need to be suckered. Netscape is easy to install, and I think it has a
cleaner e-mail interface, if not as feature-full.
The frustrating part with MS is that its applications are so inconsistent. Some
parts are very smart, and other parts are ridiculously stupid. Life's a tease.
I've made my living the last few years programming in Delphi and before that as
a WordPerfect/Novell consultant, so I can give a loooong spiel on the faults of
MS. These are not going to be remembered as "the good old days" of computing.
But in this day and age we need to run virus protection. That's just the way it
is. Remember that Apple stuff used to be much more susceptible to viruses than
DOS stuff.
Craig
Michael Sondow wrote:
>
> Jim Dixon wrote:
> >
> > Not those of us who run UNIX ;-)
>
> Believe me, if I had a year or two to spend learning Unix or Linux,
> I'd switch over. I hate M$ as much as anyone. But it's the same old
> story: having gotten roped into MS-DOS years ago, and then following
> along in the progression through Windows 3.1 and 95, I got suckered
> into the M$ grind like so many others. We are more to be pitied than
> blamed. :-)
>
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