-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Joe Hart wrote: >> Johannes Wiedersich wrote: >>> Roberto C. S�nchez wrote: >>>> On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 10:43:30PM -0400, Jim Hyslop wrote: >>>>> If I had immediately followed with some outrageous claim that Windows is >>>>> better and has fewer security holes because <insert some stupid reason>, >>>>> *THEN* you could accuse me of spreading FUD. >>>>> >>>> Windows *is* better, since Microsoft reports much fewer bugs than any >>>> Linux distribution :-) >>> Windows *is* better, since it has more users than any other OS, and >>> those simply can't be wrong. The same applies to M$ office. >>> Practically none of its users ever think of *why* this or that would be >>> better or worse than any of the alternatives. >> Your logic is flawed. > > As noted in my other reply: this is not my logic and my way of thinking, > but that popular among window$ loosers, encouraged by heavy marketing on > the 'superiority' of the product. > >> With Office, it is a compatibility issue. People use Office because >> their contacts use it, and it is a vicious circle of upgrades just to >> remain compatible, meanwhile generating a lot of income for MS. > > It's about the same way of thinking that encourages persistent use of > Office and O$ choice. The O$ is also viewed more 'compatible' than > linux, because most hardware etc. is supported to work with it. It is > also based on closed standards and employs an update policy to force > users to upgrade. We still use proprietary hardware on Windows NT, but > these computers cannot be connected to the internet for security > reasons, and M$ would like to force us to buy new hardware and upgrade > to XP/Vista. > > It's an interesting and popular misconception that M$ office is > considered 'compatible' despite the fact that their file formats are the > *one* example that is arguably least compatible with any other product. > Their software is also only available for Win32, pseudo-win64 and mac, > making it incompatible to other hardware or other OSes. > > Johannes > >
I agree with you. I guess we don't need to debate the issue since your statements were not based on sound logic, rather they were just echoing the stupidity of the masses. Oh how I wished I had seen the light many years ago. Alas, one cannot change history, but one can endeavor to correct the future. Repentance while noble, is not effective. Now we can debate a whole new issue. :) Perhaps we should move it to a new OT thread though. Joe - -- Registerd Linux user #443289 at http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGEPPBiXBCVWpc5J4RAiCcAKC+40aqjgD31RzHZGbtrw7Rg/ygTwCeJdBe BH+KF+2+NhDQxF9SK2qQWKY= =zm28 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
