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| Thread ID: 52158 | 2004-12-11 04:44:00 | Attn: JEN C ~ The Longhorn Thread | Baldy (26) | Press F1 |
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| 301910 | 2004-12-11 08:02:00 | > >>>You don't have to like something to use it. > > Whilst that may be true it seems an unusual thing to > do,especially if there is an alternative. MS themselves do not apeal to me,But its not like i share a bathroom with Bill Gates...... Onto the software,For my customers Linux is no alternative to XP,and for myself the OS is only there for the apps i use to run on,Linux apps are in the stoneage compared to whats available for Windows. |
metla (154) | ||
| 301911 | 2004-12-11 08:55:00 | >Apparently the final longhorn will be either two CD's or 1x DVD I heard?! Crazy. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 301912 | 2004-12-11 10:36:00 | Hi Baldy, I wasn't offended by the "you must be drunk" comment. I guess it proved that I'd won that particular argument ;) I also was disappointed that it was locked. Jen, I think people are getting a bit touchy around here. After all, some lunatics have been kicked out and the others are pulling their heads in. |
Spout (6433) | ||
| 301913 | 2004-12-11 10:37:00 | > Apparently the final longhorn will be either two CD's > or 1x DVD I heard?! What? No floppies? |
Spout (6433) | ||
| 301914 | 2004-12-11 10:39:00 | > MS stock will drop within 2 months of releasing Ponghorn. Then jump right back within 6 months. Like it or not, the masses will like it and that's all that really matters at the end of the day. |
Spout (6433) | ||
| 301915 | 2004-12-11 10:42:00 | > And come on guys, arguments are fun Nothing wrong with a good argument, as long as no one makes it personal or starts throwing their toys around. Or gets drunk and spews on the carpet! |
Spout (6433) | ||
| 301916 | 2004-12-11 23:07:00 | Im trying out linux(on my laptops spare hdd), but could never leave windows because i need Visual Stuido, and IIS (for asp code). But there are only a few good aps, i have firefox installed, and thats the only good program i can find. Daniel |
dwnz2003 (5250) | ||
| 301917 | 2004-12-12 01:19:00 | Spout: the problem is that "arguments" do degenerate to personal abuse, very quickly. Many toys have been thrown from the prams. Sometimes I wonder about the state of some carpets, too. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 301918 | 2004-12-12 02:35:00 | Jen C/Spout... my comment was meant to be in a context as so: "Those new fords look pritty nice..." "What are you drunk?" "hehehe, yeah what am I saying!" As for metlas comment about MSstock, I agree... longhorn will finally show all the bullshit and bloat bulging out through the many many holes and will finally show how crappy and lazy MS actually are.... THen they'll go down the drain and people will either use the windows versions that were actually usable (like 2000) or linux... As for not liking something and using it.... I have a massive part of my passion reserved for hating monopolies like MS and telecom, yet I am forced to use their products because because everyone arounds me uses it and because I have been tuned to using MS all these years, it makes it much harder to switch into linux. A totally different brainset. Its like learning a different number base for the first time... like hex and binary and octal.... to understand it youy need to get ina totally different mindset.... That my friends is how MS brainwashes us... lol joks.... |
willie_M (5608) | ||
| 301919 | 2004-12-12 02:57:00 | > Jen C/Spout... my comment was meant to be in a context as so: > "Those new fords look pritty nice..." > "What are you drunk?" > "hehehe, yeah what am I saying!" Actually, I'm not going to let you wriggle out of it that easily. That's not what you meant. Looking back at that thread you were getting pretty heated and yruned nasty. But I forgive you and accept your apology. > THen they'll go down the drain and people will either use the windows versions that were actually usable (like 2000) or linux... Wishful thinking. We'll all use it and wish there was something better. We don't know if there will be anything wrong with it, but we can assume that there will be. As I said in the earlier thread: so what if we need 40gb HDD,1gb RAM, a 3ghz CPU and 256mb video RAM..... that's near entry level anyway! It's called progress, and that's the main reason we press MS go give us a replacement OS in the first place. Like it or not XP is a good OS, use it correctly and you're safe. Somebody complained about companies selling PCs that were not ready for the internet, surely it's up to the end-user to ensure that they're equipped to surf the 'net in safety. Is it really up to HP or MS or Dell or anyone else to make sure they have the right security in place? We hear a lot about how MS leave hole open, but what about the evil little sod who sits at his PC all night dreaming up ways to infect my PC.... not his fault, it's Bill Gates' mistake! Take ownership of your problems and protect yourself. I do and my XP based PC is secure and stable as any Linux box. > I have a massive part of my passion reserved for hating monopolies like MS and telecom, This isn't meant to be nasty, but you really should see someone about that hatred. The major part of my passion is to do with things like love, enjoyment the state of our world, electronic gadgets and the like. Find a release for your hatred or you'll explode. > , it makes it much harder to switch into linux. A totally different brainset. Not really. I've of average intelligence and I am self taught in 5 different OS' over the last 20 odd years. The first time I sat infront of a PC running Win3.1 I felt fairly confortable. It just take a little bit of effort.... divert some of the energy that your using for hatred and you'll do OK. Enjoy the sun, go sing a few carols and kiss the next person you see ;) |
Spout (6433) | ||
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