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Re: [News] Proof that Windows is Not Ready for the Desktop

  • Subject: Re: [News] Proof that Windows is Not Ready for the Desktop
  • From: Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:05:37 -0500
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • References: <2414149.ZBv2V3lcIR@schestowitz.com> <ndkj0med4onn.dlg@funkenbusch.com>
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  • Xref: news.mcc.ac.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:1157763
After takin' a swig o' grog, Erik Funkenbusch belched out this bit o' wisdom:

>>| Windows XP desktop is more of a "one size fits all" or "any color as long
>>| as it is black" desktop. One with limited features. Some people may not
>>| mind that; I do. Surprisingly, I have yet to find any feature in WinXP
>>| that made me say "Wow! I wish KDE could do that."
>> `----
>> 
>> http://www.osugisakae.com/writings/lin2winxp/linux2winxp_1.html
>> 
>> Very detailed, well-reasoned, and filled with screenshots to serve as backing
>> proof.
>
> Ok, but the reverse is also true.  I've never seen a feature in KDE that
> made me say "I wish XP could do that".  In fact, I can't think of a feature
> of KDE that XP can't do, either natively or with an add-in.

You mean "a lot of add-ins".

This from the guy who till recently disliked tabbed browsing, and still
doesn't like virtual screens.

Sour grapes.

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