In <2264924.GEp7264k8Z@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ Peter Hayes ] on Sunday 10 September 2006 11:09 \__
>
>> In <mn.50847d6943149fab.58309@xxxxxxxxx> Gubo Dangle wrote:
>>> Freeride formulated the question :
>>>> On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 15:20:19 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Bewildering speed? You are apparently bewildered easily. Linux
>>>>> has taken 15 years to even approach the desktop of Windows 10
>>>>> years ago.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Compare Linux 5 years ago to Linux today, then compare Windows 5
>>>> years ago to what is comming out with Vista. Linux is on a much
>>>> faster pace of development and Microsoft seems to be slowing.
>>>
>>>
>>> KDE has gone from 3.0 to 3.5 in 5 years.
>>
>> Bollocks.
>>
>> Kde 2.2.1 was the current version when XP was released.
>
> Behold the progress (pictures are louder than words):
>
> http://schestowitz.com/IMG/blog/windows-ajax.jpg (XP 2001)
> http://schestowitz.com/IMG/blog/longhorn_beta.jpg (Longhorn 2005)
>
> http://kde.org/screenshots/kde2shots.php (KDE 2.x, 2001)
> http://kde.org/screenshots/kde350shots.php (KDE 3.x)
>
> And let's spice it all up with some parallel X11 progress.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUSn-jBA3CE
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=lawkc3jH3ws
>
>
> 2001 Was a different era altogether.
>
> Today, in 2006, Linux makes Windows (even OS X) looks amateurish -- a
> compromise to those fearing an upgrade.
The difference is breathtaking. Vista looks so out of date, even before
it's released.
And maybe Steve Jobs will be starting his photocopier...
--
Peter
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