On 14 March 2010 16:19, James Knott <[email protected]> wrote: > Tanstaafl wrote: >> >> On 3/13/2010 9:34 PM, James Knott wrote: >> >>> >>> It's a problem in Windows, but not Linux, OS/2 and I expect Mac. >>> Unlike other operating systems, Windows still relies on the file >>> extension to determine the file type. Is the rest of the world >>> supposed to be stuck in the past because Microsoft can't get it's act >>> together? >>> >> >> James, your fanboism is really boring. >> >> Since 'the rest of the world', in this context, is a very small >> minority, and the 'Microsoft world' is the super majority, then, yes, >> until such time as things change, you, James, will have to suffer the >> horrible consequences of reality. >> >> I suggest you get over it. >> >> > > I have worked with computers for over 34 years. I have worked at IBM > providing 3rd level support for OS/2 and Windows. I have used Linux for > many years. In short, I have a lot of hands on experience with Linux, > Windows, OS/2 and other. I am speaking from years of actual, real world > experience when I state that many of the problems users experience are due > to shoddy software from Microsoft. > > Perhaps you can explain to me why my own personal notebook computer (an IBM > ThinkPad which is the only computer I own that has Windows on it) runs Linux > reliably but regularly locks up with XP. Perhaps you can explain why > another computer at work, running Windows crashes or locks up. Again, I > have never, not once ever seen Linux crash. I also know there's never been > a viable virus for Linux, nor is there likely to be one, due to the > differences between Linux & Windows. > > I suggest you learn from the real world. You might also want to read up on > the Netscape vs Microsoft trial about how MS claimed they couldn't remove > Internet Explorer, because it was part of the operating system, even though > at the time it wasn't. However, with the next version of Windows, it was > embedded in the operating system, in violation of good software engineering > principles, which then caused browser problems to become operating system > problems. Microsoft has not gained it's position because of product > quality. They got there by using illegal or border line illegal methods, up > to and including extortion to force market share. There is a *LOT* of > documented history of this. You might also want to look at how they rammed > OOXML through ISO as an example. > >
Although I agree with you that most of Linux is superiour to most of Windows, how does that fact negate the equally-valid fact that Windows has a larger install base of users? I do not understand your argument. Coming from one of your experience, I would expect a more solid argument. -- Dotan Cohen http://bido.com http://what-is-what.com Please CC me if you want to be sure that I read your message. I do not read all list mail. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
