__/ [ Handover Phist ] on Wednesday 20 September 2006 20:59 \__
> Roy Schestowitz :
>> Howto switch from Linux to Windows - a users experience
>>
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>>| I've heard of a new Operating System called Microsoft Windows the other
>>| day and wanted to give it a try because it is said to be easy to use and
>>| intuitive. Unfortunately the author offers no live-cd to test everything
>>| before I have to install. Instead of downloading it from the Internet as
>>| I always do I had to go to the computer store and buy it...
>>|
>>| [...]
>>|
>>| There was no firewall or anti-virus software installed and I felt a bit
>>| insecure when I first entered the web. I surfed for maybe two minutes
>>| before I received a message from "Al Dick" who offered a six-year-ration
>>| of Viagra...
>> `----
>>
>> http://matthias-endler.de/?p=41
>>
>> I have read something similar before. The applications were said to be
>> terrible and overpriced, yet it went far beyond this point.
>
> Heh, it's a remake of an old 'Product Review' done for Windows ages ago.
> It's still on my drive somewhere I think...
The one I'm thinking of appeared on desktoplinux.com, I suspect, just over a
year ago. I could probably find it. Paint is compared to a box of crayonsd
and everything in Windows XP is shown for what it is -- a depletion of
features and power.
Best wishes,
Roy
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