[ale] "What's So Bad About Microsoft?"

[Greg]

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> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of David
> Corbin
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 9:01 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] "What's So Bad About Microsoft?"
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>
> "Their product is unsafe."

No, their product doesn't take into account user error.  There are plenty of
MS networks that are relatively safe just as there are plenty of Unix
networks that have been cracked to death.  PC's are like guns - they are
inanimate objects until a person picks one up.  With proper firewalls,
practices, and usage MS products are what you make of them. No more no less.


  or "Their products only work when the
> moon is in
> proper alignemnt"  (both points that any daily user will generally agree
> with).

My Windows 2k box is up for weeks running 3-4 open browsers each with about
8 different windows and lots of other crap.  I keep it up because I can, and
I haven't had any more problems than I have had with a *nix box.  But
overall I would say yes, they (MS) are less on the uptime then *nix.

>
>
> On Sunday 14 March 2004 20:18, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> > I need a short, succinct, answer to this question.  "Twice-convicted
> > illegal monopolist"

you can as it is the truth (IBM was also convicted of monopoly I think)

is a phrase I'd plan on using, but I want to be able
> > to back even that up with the facts and I'd also like to remain factual
> > enough not to come off as a frothing-at-the-mouth zealot but general
> > enough to make it a good answer for non-techies or Microsoft-only
> > techies.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >

Why waste time with zealots of any ilk ?  Zealots turn off anyone to
anything, and you are *never* going to win them over or win an argument with
them.  I am so tired of these "my os/blah blah blah is better then yours
arguments."  I would rather spend my time learning more about what's out
there. <sigh>


Greg


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