Why Linux works for some, and Windows works for others 168 plus 117

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So, "free" means no apparent individual cost, but you are still paying for it, right? So Windows came "free" as well?

Does it matter? Certainly less than what I would have paid for equivelant functionality with commercial software, I can tell you that.

You are quick to call others liars. I think you are projecting since you lie so much you think everyone does.

Riiiight. I'm going to let you in on a little secret, you will probably deny it and call me a liar, but it doesn't matter...

A scarce portion of the total sales of Windows are from plastic wrapped box sets. Individual sales of Windows account for a very small percentage of the total sales of that product. Most of the sales are from OEM, resellers, vendors and the like.

This means that only a small percentage of Windows users actually go out and purchase Windows to install on their systems. It comes pre-installed for them, or else they pirate it. Fact.

Now I know this is going to rattle your brain-cell a little, but try to come to terms, ok?

I do say so.

Your lack of response to this is noted.

These are piddly little nothings compared to the myriad issues that are present on your platform of choice. I could go on for days recounting all of the major problems that exist on Windows, problems that actually affect the end user adversely, not just minor little cosmetic issues like what you point out on Linux.

Can you see what I'm saying, or is that mote in your own eye too big?

Hmmm, let me try it here. Wait, I don't have Chromium installed, what do I do now?! hehe...

Ok, launching KsCD and playing a CD, now launching Chromium. The CD pauses itself as soon as Chromium loads, manually resuming playback. Exiting chromium, and the CD stops playing. So, you have a point.

Next question is, why? I remember back when I played Chromium alot there was an option that enabled you to use the CD as the game sound score. Ah, yes, there it is, in ~-.chromium, an option called "usecdrom" which is currently set to 1 (that means 'yes' in binary for you). So I set that to 0, save the file, and try it again. Hey, look at that, now the CD plays independently of the game, and keeps doing so even after the game is closed.

See, simple problem, simple answer. If you had just done a little research you could have resolved the issue as easily as I just did, but instead you waste time unpleasant womaning about it.

Nope, we spend way too much time smacking down wintards like you who come in a Linux Advocacy group looking for a fight.

In one breath you say, "Oh that's no big deal", and in another you are saying that it's totally unrealistic. Which is it? Can't you keep your story straight for more than two posts?

This is what I mean by lowered standards. It's not totally unrealistic for a REAL OS with proper resource management.

And for every one of you, there are millions that do. So can we say that your experience is atypical?

Right. So you never defrag your system then?

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