Windows Vista Beta 1 is already superior to Linux. 4362

Op Wed, 03 Aug 2005 14:41:33 -0700, schreef Sally Vadi:

Um, regardless how you look at it: it's exclusively Windows users who have problems with Windows. As a long time Linux user, I can honestly say that for the past seven years, I've only had a handful of problems with Windows, which - by mere coincidence of course - is nearly the same number of times I have tried using a Windows box during the period mentioned.

And if Windows weren't such a festering dunghill, there wouldn't be any need for McAfee, Norton, and all those other band-aid products.

Making a backup of a Windows system is notoriously difficult. The best most knowledgeable users manage, is backing up their own files. But that's no good if Windows itself is totally hosed after IE chased down a foul link.

Ah, I see, so Windows *does* take quite a bit of care, attention, knowledge, and vigilance to use and administer properly (as if we haven't known this for many years already ...). So, in other words: Windows is not suitable for the average user. Well, thank you for sharing this with us.

Fortunately, a Linux box stays healthy with hardly any administration to speak of, which makes it the perfect choice for the careless, lazy user who whishes to save time, money, and trouble.

But then again, what's time to a Windows user? Oh wait, I know: those long hours you have to put in to be able to pay for the OS + necessary band-aids, and then of course those long, cosy (albeit ultimately fruitless) hours attempting to administer, heal, and house-train your sick little software puppy.

Richard Rasker

-- defenestrate: 1. to eject or throw (someone or something) from a window 2. (computer) To stop using Windows operating system 3. both of the above