____/ The Ghost In The Machine on Thursday 03 January 2008 19:28 : \____
> Yep, Windows is indeed state of the art. Can we shoot it
> now or wait until the end of the election? :-P
Windows defines the 'art'. Seriously now, the main issue is that when something
becomes consistent enough (even buggy behaviour relating to leap years), it is
perceived as a necessary evil, a standard, or a norm. Some of the things you
mention above are not seen as odd given consistency. The thought of PCs
running for years without a reboot seems alien to most people. Elegant
XML-structured files (as opposed to tree with hexadecimals or even
binaries) --- likewise.
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