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MS Dissatisfaction High, Users Consider Switching

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fish-in-a-barrel dept.

chriscooper1470 writes "Almost two-thirds of respondents to a recent InternetWeek Reader Question said they are dissatisfied with Microsoft software, and 41 percent of respondents are at least thinking about switching away from Microsoft software. Only 28 percent of users responding to the poll described themselves as satisfied Microsoft customers. There are some great comments at the bottom of the article discussing why people voted the way they did. My favorite quote: 'At the end of the day, I still wish we had a viable alternative. There isn't one -- yet. We'll keep looking.' - Sure."

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  1. Where you gonna go? by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I use Windows XP and keep it updated. Certain Linux distributions have some features I like, but Microsoft has them all beat. I suppose some people would probably like Macs, but there I know of nothing there that makes me want to try the switch. Microsoft is now as stable and secure as its competitors, given that a user buys good hardware and takes common sense precautions.

    1. Re:Where you gonna go? by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 0, Troll

      Given that XP never gives be blue screen errors, and since I keep it updated and firewalled, I have never had a problem with a virus, I fail to see what more positive experience I would have. You do know that if you don't update your Linux machine you have security problems as well, right?

  2. User comment from my bitch! by flacco · · Score: 0, Troll
    I have used Microsoft since it came out and I have never ran into ANY of the problems everyone complains about. The two reasons many people get viruses, worms, trojans etc. is they have poor habits and they really don't understand how to set up a network.

    Kurt Elkins
    LAN Admin
    Baltimore County Fire Dept
    Towson, Md.

    HA! I trojaned Kurt's box MONTHS ago!

    Hey, Kurt, what up with the donkey-porn collection?

    --
    pr0n - keeping monitor glass spotless since 1981.
  3. Re:Will this finally make microsoft shape up? by Trejkaz · · Score: 0, Troll

    But what if we don't care about people who don't care?

    --
    Karma: It's all a bunch of tree-huggin' hippy crap!
  4. Re:Will this finally make microsoft shape up? by silvaran · · Score: 0, Troll

    What we really need to see is the responses from the other 80% of the people who don't care enough to respond to a survey like this.

    "Fuck Off"