Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 19:12:03 10/27/01
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On October 27, 2001 at 16:56:26, Christophe Theron wrote: >Yes, I know someone would point out Linux, and I do not disagree with you. >However it is not an alternative for me. >I write programs to be sold to as many customers as possible. When I look at >the >current state of the market, it scares me. Welcome to the real world, Christophe. You have to sell what your customers want. Do you think any other business is different? >This has nothing to do with the quality of the OS. I consider Linux (and Unix >in >general) as THE reference OS of all times. After all, Unix and its flavors >have >successfully been used since more than 30 years on many different platforms. >What other OS can beat that? NT (Win2k, WinXP, etc.) is roughly VMS, which has about as much history as UNIX does. >I am forced to use an operating system which is 90% driven by commercial >considerations: forcing people to buy more powerful computers to do the same >thing as they did before (bloated OS), directing people to use selected >commercial services instead of cheaper or even free alternatives (the ".NET" >propaganda, Windows Media Player hold up, forcing people to download selected >partners updates and services), forcing people to pay regularly to renew their >software license (which allow to get money without actually improving the >software), and so on... > >But as you only use Linux, you probably do not have any idea of what I am >talking about. Lucky you... :) This is a load of crap and you know it, Christophe. With WinXP, MS has _decreased_ the amount of RAM you need to use it and _increased_ speed (over Win2k). Funny to think of it as bloated. As for your ".NET propaganda," that's all it is now, propaganda. ".NET" doesn't even exist yet. Why are you so bitter about some press releases and editorials in trade rags? Same for the subscription billing. As for WMP, it's not like the inclusion of this program makes it any harder for you to install & use whatever media playing software you want. If you don't like WMP that much, delete it. Life goes on. -Tom
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