Subj : Re: Open Source Leaving Microsoft Sitting on the Fence?
To   : comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux
From : Juhan Leemet
Date : Sun Jul 25 2004 06:29 am

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:51:52 +0000, Peter Lu wrote:
> Several years ago, I wouldn't have touched M$ OSes, being a Unix
> afficionado.   When I first used Win9x, I cursed it quite a bit.
> There were tons of bugs and incompatibilities.  Oftentimes, system
> problems required complete re-installations.  But, over time, M$ got
> its act together as far as support and maintenance, and its products
> are relatively stable.  No doubt having a paying customer base whipped
> it into shape.  I believe the M$ organization has far more testing
> and support people than developers.

You must be truly unique. You are the very first person that I know of
claiming to be a "Unix afficionado" that now seems to prefer M$ products.
Isn't that strange? What bought this new-found loyalty?

> Being able to control the "external view" gives M$ lots of advantages.
> ...Win32 platform doesn't extend much, but it's exceedingly stable and
> well-documented...it's rather dependable...

If it's so damn dependable why does Windoze lock up or crash all the time?
Why do Windoze users constantly have to reboot? I'm used to *nix uptimes
in the 100s of days, only rebooting if there is a maintenance requirement.

> Note that I'm not praising M$ blindly...

However, you do sound like an apologist.
 
> Linux basically lacks industry/organization strategy...

Bazaar vs. Cathedral.

> hacker, but there are many times when I want something working right out
> of the box (or easily supported/maintained), and I have yet to see this
> happen on Linux.  And certainly, the general population could care less
> about .dll or .so compatibilities.

OK, then buy the box that you want to work with.

-- 
Juhan Leemet
Logicognosis, Inc.

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