Subj : Re: Old computer
To   : Arelor
From : Atreyu
Date : Fri Jun 24 2022 16:05:25

On 24 Jun 22  13:56:52, Arelor said the following to Atreyu:

A> I am not buying the argument that Windows is the stuff you set when you want
A> things to just work. Windows is the platform in which if a hard drive dies

Linux has never been able to cut it on the desktop which is what this was
about. Its not about how many tech-calls you get for Windows desktops.

That every year some people believe its the year of mass-migration away from
MS and I just laugh wholeheartedly because it never happens, I wonder what
these people are smoking. On the server Linux is a different story and where
it belongs. Google and Apple may of got it "right" but not the other distros
where one GUI operation beyond anything simple puts you in Bash territory.

Windows is what works "for me". Because I know what I'm doing... I did not 
just get my node number yesterday. But to some Linux fanatics, I'm an idiot
for running anything MS. Or I'm apparently not understanding something so the
fanatics feel compelled to rant & rave about Linux or their system or (not
picking on you) someone tells me about all the problems with Windows, how 
often they get support calls, etc. I've worked in IT for 25+ years, know
what the problems are. I made a career from fixing them which is why I 
actually admire MS to a certain extent... was able to have a tech career.

There seems to be an unwritten rule everywhere in BBS'ing that one must love
Linux and hate MS. No exceptions. Its very amusing to me how much I'm told
"Windows sucks" when it powers a very large mail Hub here with over a hundred
downlinks.. 24/7, 365, 99% uptime... no tinkering or babysitting needed. Ever.

MS is a sleezeball company but Linux fanatics, to me, are far more fascist and
intolerant, far more arrogant, far more likely to shove their OS down my 
throat at every opportunity. Especially when I disagree about "Desktop Linux".

Atreyu

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