Posted by: OwlWhacker
on September 08, 2003 03:30 PM
"You can't beat the OS, so you've resorted to..."
What do you mean, "You can't beat the OS"?
Linux is continually growing and certainly has Microsoft scared. And you have to also remember that nobody in the Linux community has used the same tactics as Microsoft to force people into buying it...
No OEM contracts whereby the OEMs have to include a copy of Linux. No lock-in. No required paid-for OS upgrades to fix vulnerabilities. etc.
And as for idiots, aren't they the Microsoft users who keep running these virus infected attachments? The ones who won't use Linux because it's too complex?
Now, I can understand your frustration. I'd think it was sad if Microsoft users wrote an arcitle about Linux in this way, but only because they can never find any real complaint with Linux (only FUD).
I mean, there's a whole pile of things we could dig up (and do dig up) about Microsoft's failings. What are your complaints about Linux? How has Linux been anti-competitive? How has Linux locked users in? How has Linux ripped people off? How many Linux users are fed up with the constant stream of virii infecting their machines?
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Re:Just like a linux bigot
Posted by: OwlWhacker on September 08, 2003 03:30 PMWhat do you mean, "You can't beat the OS"?
Linux is continually growing and certainly has Microsoft scared. And you have to also remember that nobody in the Linux community has used the same tactics as Microsoft to force people into buying it...
No OEM contracts whereby the OEMs have to include a copy of Linux.
No lock-in.
No required paid-for OS upgrades to fix vulnerabilities.
etc.
And as for idiots, aren't they the Microsoft users who keep running these virus infected attachments? The ones who won't use Linux because it's too complex?
Now, I can understand your frustration. I'd think it was sad if Microsoft users wrote an arcitle about Linux in this way, but only because they can never find any real complaint with Linux (only FUD).
I mean, there's a whole pile of things we could dig up (and do dig up) about Microsoft's failings. What are your complaints about Linux? How has Linux been anti-competitive? How has Linux locked users in? How has Linux ripped people off? How many Linux users are fed up with the constant stream of virii infecting their machines?
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