RESIGNATION OF STEVE JOBS!! 2698

On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:41:11 -0700, Robert Moir wrote

I heartily agree. Apple's "just work" for a simple reason: Apple has TOTAL control over the hardware environment as well as the software environment.

Microsoft, on the other hand, tried to put a computer on ANYONE's desk, not just the desks of the Elitists. With the thousands of device manufacturers and software developers out there who produce products for the Windows OS, it's no wonder they don't always work as they should.

And I also agree that poorly-written device drivers are the main reason for Window's instability. But Microsoft, unlike Apple, does not, as a general rule, write device drivers. They leave that up to the Market, while Apple controls EVERY aspect of its OS and machine, even providing the device drivers.

Again, Microsoft chose a different path. They chose to make THOUSANDS millionaires, rather than a FEW, as Apple did. This is because of Mr. Job's greediness, pure and simple.

How many of you elitists, when you got your FIRST "computer" (mine was a HAPPY TO HAVE it), RAVED about actually having a REAL COMPUTER on your desks? Come on, now, be honest...

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