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Subject: Re: Windows XP Second Edition

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 20:27:21 03/24/02

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On March 24, 2002 at 23:25:04, Slater Wold wrote:

>On March 24, 2002 at 23:19:40, Anthony Boynes wrote:
>
>>On March 24, 2002 at 23:07:48, Slater Wold wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Bad wording.  I apologize.  Most popular distributions.
>>>
>>>I am no expert on Linux, but putting Microsoft under a microscope to make Linux
>>>look better is silly.  Linux has it's problems, and you don't see the people who
>>>like Microsoft here blasting it.
>>
>>You and Eugene started a premature and uninformed bashing of Linux in this case.
>
>Um, the original thread was all about Windows bashing.  We were simply stating,
>"..don't be so naive, Linux has problems too.."
>
>>
>>>
>>>When 7.x came out, how many people ran here and blasted it because the SMP was
>>>broken?  None.
>>>
>>
>>Some of us never had those problems.  *shrug*
>
>Robert Hyatt did.  He had to fix the code himself.  Because RH support wouldn't.
> Ever call Windows support?  They are *excellent*.
>
>>>It just gets old.  Especially to those with ties to MS.  Such as Eugene and
>>>myself.
>>
>>It does get old.  I run mostly Windows at home.  I use Windows, Linux, FreeBSD,
>>and Solaris at work.  Every OS has its strengths and weaknesses.
>
>I use SCO 99% of the time at my job.  I would *never* think of using it at home.
> I use Windows 2000 at work.  I would *never* think of using it at work.  You
>are very correct.  Everything has its ups and downs.

Yea, I need to go to bed.  :(

>
>>Most problems seem to come when people don't take the time learn enough about
>>what they are working with.  Heck, some people find Windows hard to use.  Go
>>figure.
>
>I agree.



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