[ale] Stupid M$ windows crappy software %#$^*(

[Jim]

On Tuesday 13 August 2002 09:46 pm, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> Scenario: 2 year old Dell, win98, antivirus software installed but not
> running (a common occurrence), critical M$ Windows update breaks EVERY
> ^@%#$ application on the box. Uninstall and reinstall fails to resolve
> breaks all over. Fdisk, format, reinstall win98 (and M$ complains about
> Linux being hard to install!!), reinstall all apps (thankfully all data
> was backed up by obsessive/compulsive user), reinstall anti-virus
> software (Norton) and bring it up to current.

I came across this article yesterday:

http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2002/0812.install.html

The author installed both Windows 2000 Pro and RedHat Linux 7.3 on a Sony 
Vaio. He made sure to enable the same services on each and kept record of the 
time spent on both installs. The results were this:

Windows 2000 Pro		2:05
RedHat Linux 7.3		1:35

Things that took more time on Windows were the endless reboots and constantly 
having to click "Agree" to the various EULA's in Windows. So, Windows isn't 
really easier to install, it's frustrations are just more familiar to most 
people.

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