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What Keeps You Off of Windows?
J. J. Ramsey asks: "schnell has already asked the question What's Keeping You On Windows? It seems only fair to ask the opposite question. For those of you who have elected to not use Windows, what keeps you away from it? Concerns about stability? Security? Dislike of Microsoft's business practices? Or are you simply a fan of your chosen platform and just don't care about Windows one way or the other?" Might recent events sway your decision to keep Microsoft's premier software offering off of your computer?
Aww, poor muffin. Microsoft software isn't "cool" enough for you. Haha, you'll learn. Linux is great for those "set it and forget it" chores. Windows is great the vast majority of PC users who don't care to learn another O/S :)
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Ah Courtland, spamming the site I see :)
But anyway, what underhanded companies like Microsoft don't realize is how bad they fsck the economy. Example: Enron.
Anyway, back to sle^H^H^Hwerk.
Windows provides far greater device support (and timelier as well) and much better still/video editing tools. OS X arguably provides these tools but not the breadth of device support.
I agree that Linux useful for many things but it's not suitable as a digital photography/videography workstation. That's what keeps me on Windows.
Dont forget that 2004 was going to be the year of Linux on the desktop!
The biggest reason Linux is not succeeding - the attitude of the zealots. You will find the vast majority of Linux problems stem from this one problem.
That's exactly right. My business's goals include promoting open source technology, helping companies save money, preventing vendor lock-in, and showing people that cheap (or free) doesn't always mean lower quality. If I were in it soley for the money, I'd be a windows consultant trying to convince people to use low-quality lock-in abundant technologies like .NET, and on top of charging them lots of cash for the 'advice' I'd be able to collect even more when the technology breaks (and we all know it will) or doesn't fit their needs.
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you fail it wit da girl!
ack! The insensitive clod that you are! you fail it!
3 cheers for raising the post count!