In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Geoff Wicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Many thanks, Per, you have expressed my feelings exactly not only in the >above quote but in your whole piece. In about two years I have only caught a >virus once and that was my own fault! (I caught it from a QL-user on this >list!) > >I spend a lot of time working on international surveys of company computer >users and have a pretty good idea of how MS is regarded in most European >countries. There are some MS lovers, but most users are constructively >critical. MS is usually assessed as the most arrogant computer software or >hardware company. > >Now to bring this provocatively back on topic the unfortunate reality is >that you can do a lot of things with MS systems than you cannot do with a >QL. Our loyalty is based more on a recognition of what the QL could have >been rather than of what it is. In discussing MS I would welcome more >humility and less arrogance from the QL community. The interesting thing with the QL is that there is a lot that can still be done with it to bring it 'up to date' ... that is to use the 21st Century 'goodies' that have developed in hardware and software. It is also in the hands of enthusiasts ... hence the recent SMSQ discussion to develop the OS further. There is a market for other operating systems, even though it may be small and specialist ... like us lot :-) The problem that many people have with M$ is that it is the worlds dominant system on PC's, yet it is not the best OS. 'Market forces' have put it there, not technical merit. ... Anyway, this is really OT :-( -- Malcolm Cadman
