On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:24:01 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> ____/ Kier on Tuesday 07 August 2007 16:30 : \____
>
>> On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:44:04 +0000, Ian Semmel wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: waterskidoo [mailto:water.skidoo@xxxxxxxxx]
>>>>
>>>> On 2007-08-06, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > I sometimes see positive reviews, but at the end they turn out to
>>>> have come
>>>> > from people who are affiliated with Microsoft. Usually it's a story
>>>> > about "getting used to" and "find some new applications to replace
>>>> old ones",
>>>> > which is similar the the whole "death tidal wave" that affects
>>> Vista-
>>>> incapable
>>>> > hardware, DRM-ed content (expiry/different DRM 'universe'), and
>>>> Microsoft
>>>> > Office documents that are incompatible (even across versions of the
>>>> _same
>>>> > software_).
>>>>
>>>> The people who seem to be having success with Vista are those with new
>>>> machines who don't venture outside the box. IOW little or no older
>>>> shrink wrap or oddball hardware to be installed on the new pre
>>>> loaded Vista machines.
>>>> The upgraders are having the most problems and the more complex the
>>>> hardware and software, the more problems these people are having.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Or you could stick with Linux with the circa 1972 programs with a
>>> Windows-95 GUI plonked on top.
>>
>> I don't know what distro you're talking about, since none of the ones I
>> use are anything like that. Windows 95 gui? Are you totally off your
>> miniscule cranium? You need to use a mondern distro before you spout shit
>> about Linux.
>
> That remark from his sounded like the average cheap shot that comes from
> 15-year-old Microsoft fans that type in stuff like "linux sux" in IRC chat
> rooms. Ian certainly refuses to accept some admirably professional Linux uses
> and users.
>
> I'm sure Mr. Dell and Mr. Shuttleworth are not restricted to work with "circa-
> 1972 programs with a Windows-95 GUI plonked on top."
Absolutely. This silly talk about Win95 era GUIs is so wide of the mark it
just makes me fume. Personally, I'm working at a very pretty Gnome
desktop, which functions a whole lot better than anything Windows ever
produced, including Vista (although I'll concede that Vista is pretty with
Aero Glass).
--
Kier
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