Subj : Re: Open Source Leaving Microsoft Sitting on the Fence?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Vilmos Soti
Date : Thu Jul 29 2004 11:27 pm

steve_schefter@hotmail.com (Steve Schefter) writes:

>>> disadvantages.  Because M$ has sole control over Windoze, it is
>>> on average more stable,
>> 
>> Bullshit!
>> 
>> Windows has, at least since version 3, been boobytrapped to
>> acquire crap that causes it to bog down, requiring periodic
>> re-installations to clean it up. It has NO decent error checking
>> nor correction capabilities simply because MS wants you to
>> 'buy the newest version' every couple years.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> No quibbles about your indication of the quality of MS OSes.
> 
> However, you are running with a different definition of "stable" than
> the original poster indicated.  He was talking about unchanging 
> interfaces/compatability for developers ("external view of its
> platform is one of stability and consistency") whereas you are talking
> about the ability of a machine/application to keep running over time.

Are you kidding? The Linux/Unix developer interface (api) has been
there for something like 30 years. Do you still program in win16?
What about the DOS interface?

True, there are many new apis, like qt and gtk, but they don't
supersede each other. If you want to use an old program, hey,
you can even run old a.out binaries.

Vilmos

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