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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Tuesday 22 August 2006 23:24 \__
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>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> Stupid operating systems or stupid operators?
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Frankly, Guy, you'll get no sympathy from me. You are aware that
>>>| Microsoft's producst are all flawed, and terribly engineered from a
>>>| user standpoint, and yet you persist in using them.
>>>|
>>>| This is doubly silly, since I am quite certain you are aware that there
>>>| are alternatives to Microsoft's products which are not only superior
>>>| in engineering, but free of cost.
>>>|
>>>| There is quite literally nothing that a writer should ever need to do
>>>| with a computer which requires Microsoft products. Open your mind!
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/22/letters_2208/
>>
>> Quite fascinating to notice that so many of the common design errors and
>> flaws in Windows which Linux does not suffer from are being noted by the
>> average users and average admins. The world is increasinly ready for
>> change, I'll wager.
>
> Assuming you have not read other threads, I can confirm that the world is
> prepared for change. If a former car salesman can install and get along with
> Ubuntu at the age of 77, then you know Linux has become easy. Now it's just
> a question of importing the data (e.g. address books) from those proprietary
> formats. Lockins are a barrier.
I think thunderbird will read some formats, but as you say, binary
formats are used as a major barrier to interop and change. It's a nasty
trick, it's a bit like a shopkeeper building an assault and obstacle
course between his shop and the competition in order to /prevent/ you
from going to the competition. Of course, this would be illegal,
however, we seem prepared to accept the same kind of behaviour in the
software world.
>
> You know, Microsoft never took those twelve tenets seriously. But it doesn't
> surprise me. One of the tenets (or headings) had to do with giving way to
> competition. As Vista proves with its reluctance to read and accept the MBR
> (Linux partitions), Microsoft is as aggressive as ever. It literally
> destroys the competition whenever it gets the chance. The MBR writer is
> viral by design. It's no innocent mistake. How about that prompt which
> suggest reformatting an 'unrocognised partition' when you tap on your Linux
> paritition in Windows? Again, viral by design!
I didn't believe the tenets in the first place, some I'm unlikely to be
disappointed! Microsoft are not able to change, I think.
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| Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
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